Newsletters

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1204

    December 18, 2025 Can You Quiet Down a Loud Cassette? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This week we’re answering a great question from a roadie named Tom. Please read our conversation and share your thoughts and advice in a comment. Read more. A Holiday Gift For You: And Maybe a Toast to Bad Rides…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1203

    December 11, 2025 Adventure Cycling Celebrates 50 Years of Making Dreams Come True Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Below are a couple of pretty awful photos from our cross-country tour in the winter of 1979. That’s me and my very special custom touring Richard Sachs posing on a beach in Florida and my wife Deb…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1202

    December 4, 2025 Do You Need to Bed in New Disc Brakes? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before we hop onto the saddle here, I want to thank everyone who offered help to David – there’s been a steady stream of comments coming in since last week! David wrote in asking for suggestions for…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1201

    November 27, 2025 Can You Help David in His Quest for a New “Analog” Bike Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In the spirit of Thanksgiving – the giving part – please read what a longtime RoadBikeRider reader named David asked and see if you can offer any suggestions for him. If so, put them…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1200

    November 20, 2025 A Great Handlebar and Levers Setup Tip from Eric Sampson Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley We received what I consider to be a game-changer of a bike fitting tip to share today. It’s related to last week’s Tech Talk, which was about proper positioning of drop handlebars and brake/shift levers. Here’s…