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Newsletter Issue No. 1233
July 16, 2026 25 Years of RBR Weekly Newsletters By Lars Hundley This month marks 25 years of Road Bike Rider. Ed Pavelka and Fred Matheny sent the first newsletter in July 2001, following their earlier work at Bicycling Magazine, and it has gone out just about every single week since. Over 1,200 issues! John…
Newsletter Issue No. 1194
October 9, 2025 Technical Q & A: Vehicle Racks and Risk to Carbon Wheels? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley The question that we’re tackling today is related to our article last week which included tips from the rack company Küat. Reader Ken Stevens asked: “What about the issue of hot car exhaust damaging carbon…
Newsletter Issue No. 1192
September 25, 2025 One More Disc Brake Tip for Beginners – and Why We Share These Tips Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Let’s start with why last week’s Tech Talk was for beginners traveling with bikes with disc brakes (here’s that article) and then we’ll share an additional tip. It seems important to explain…
Newsletter Issue No. 1062
March 30, 2023 Avoid Cycling Injuries with These Tips By Coach John Hughes Your legs make about 5,000 revolutions each hour you ride! In one study of 518 recreational cyclists an astounding 85% reported at least one non-traumatic injury in a year. The affected joints were: Read more. Going to Lower Gearing on My Gravel…
Newsletter Issue No. 1197
October 30, 2025 Q & A with “Phil” Regarding Solutions for Hand Numbness, Tingling and Pain Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Today’s request for help comes from a Texan roadie named Phil, who has been reading and commenting on RoadBikeRider for many years (thanks Phil!). I share his question and my reply below (which…
Newsletter Issue No. 1111
March 7, 2024 Should You Be Afraid Of Hookless Rim Wheels? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley We’ll get to the main topic in a minute. First, I want to point out a few more tips about chain cleaning and waxing from last week’s comments since waxing is such a popular practice. We spent the…