Jim’s Tech Talk Jim Langley Company: Park Tool Product: HBH-3 Extendable Handlebar Holder Website: https://www.parktool.com/product/extendable-handlebar-holder-hbh-3?category=New%20Products Price: $42.95 How acquired: Sample from company RBR advertiser: No If you’ve ever had a frame or nice brake damaged by the front end of your bike flopping to the … [Read more...] about Park Tool HBH-3 Extendable Handlebar Holder
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Honey Stinger Rapid Hydration Mix Quick Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Honey Stinger Price: $32.99 (24 single serving packets), $14.99 (Sample pack – 2 packets of each flavor) Flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Pomegranate Passionfruit, Black Cherry, Mango Melon with caffeine, Berry defense, and Tangerine Defense Available: Online and retail How Obtained: Company samples RBR Advertiser: No … [Read more...] about Honey Stinger Rapid Hydration Mix Quick Review
7 Bike Fit Tips for Older Riders
By Coach John Hughes I lived and coached in Boulder, CO for 24 years. I took about 100 clients to the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine (BCSM) for bike fits by my good friend Andy Pruitt and his staff. Andy founded the BCSM. He’s the dean of bike fitters. He’s fitted riders in the pro peloton, causal riders and everyone in between. I took one 50-year-old client to see … [Read more...] about 7 Bike Fit Tips for Older Riders
What Makes A Good Bicycle Fork?
By Rick Schultz I recently had a customer come in for a bike fit who didn’t realize he had a damaged/cracked carbon fork. The fork came off a 2014’ish Giant TCR Advanced Pro. I usually perform a quick safety inspection of my customers bicycles to see if there is anything that stands out as an issue. The issue was that whoever built or fixed his TCR in the past cut the … [Read more...] about What Makes A Good Bicycle Fork?