Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This week I’m sharing photos of what I think is a fascinating wheel collapse or as chefs say, “deconstruction” might be a more appropriate word for what happened. Follow-up on Chain Keepers But first, a couple weeks back we were talking about getting a dropped chain back on when…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In case you read about my new Trek Checkpoint SL 5 Gravel Bike in this space back in February, I want to share that I’ve changed my mind on the bike’s stock gearing. What I wrote in that review was this: “Due to a parts shortage my bike came…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Several good technical questions were dropped in the comments to Techs Talks of the past few weeks. Here they are with my answers. Shift cables and housing issues About the story on Tips for Internal Brake and Shift Cable Routing Adrian Hobbs asked:
By Coach John Hughes I was 46 when I bought my home in Boulder, CO in 1995 and the heating and cooling systems were like a cabin. When it was cold I chopped wood and built fires in the wood stoves. When it was hot I opened both low and high windows to increase the…
