By Jim Langley Winter riding can wear and tear bicycles quickly because of the grit and crud that gets all over the frame and components. Also, excessive moisture can remove essential lube from the drivetrain, which accelerates chain, cassette, chainring, derailleur pulley and front derailleur cage wear, too. This is why it’s best to clean bikes immediately after inclement … [Read more...] about 10 Bike Washing Don’ts and Do’s
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Quick Follow-Up re: ‘Cheating’ at Intersections
By John Marsh First off, thanks to all who took the time to comment last week on several of our articles, in addition to my piece on intersections: Jim Langley's Tech Talk looking at rim brakes vs. disc brakes, and the Question of the Week about rear flashers. (Click the links to see those articles again, and to read the many comments.) Your comments, as always, were … [Read more...] about Quick Follow-Up re: ‘Cheating’ at Intersections
Should You Trash Your Rim Brakes?
By Jim Langley If this week’s Tech Talk title caught your attention, it was supposed to. But I didn’t really make it up – I pretty much stole it. I paraphrased the title of the online Outside magazine article that ran recently, Why You Should Throw Your Rim Brakes in the Trash. The author basically says that discs on road bikes are so much better than rim brakes that you... … [Read more...] about Should You Trash Your Rim Brakes?
Even More Pedal Tips
By Jim Langley The great comments on last week’s Basic Clipless Pedals Care story (which are featured in today's Quick Tips), got me thinking of even more tips for pedals this week – especially since not everyone uses clipless pedals. So here are some other things that will come in handy the next time you do any pedal work. Toe clips come in sizes If you purchase toe clips … [Read more...] about Even More Pedal Tips
Will Self-Driving Cars be a Boon for Cyclists?
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Notes on This Week's Issue We've got another great issue for you today. Before I go over the highlights, though, a quick (humorous!) note about Jim Langley's Tech Talk last week in which he discussed maintaining our cycling shoes. He used as examples (featuring "graphic photos") his old, well-worn 2008-vintage … [Read more...] about Will Self-Driving Cars be a Boon for Cyclists?