Jim Langley

Always wanted to build your own bicycle wheels but were too afraid to try? I teach a method that almost anyone can master in this video youtu.be/XUqul03hbZ8

While camping in New Mexico I cracked my carbon bike. I bought a kit to fix it & it turns out it's a pretty easy repair. I made a video about it in case you ever need to fix a crack in a carbon bike. Let me know what you think: youtu.be/MfIIVMNxocw

@weil_dave Thanks a lot, Dave, glad you enjoyed the story!

@jimlangley heard you on the Bike Karma podcast : excellent !linksharing.samsungcloud.com/u56oXJdWwprb

Just now gone live: I tell the story of traveling to Scotland with my 1886 Highwheel bike to attend a cycling festival in 1990 on the latest episode of the Bike Karma Cycling Stories podcast - hope you get a kick out of it bikekarma.podbean.com

@willpoole Man, that looks bad, glad you're okay.

Not sure it’s supposed to look like that.

@ReflectShade That's a lovely Raleigh Twenty, Ron - great riding folders. I had one for some time. My Brompton is quite the upgrade ;-)

@jimlangley 'Supported', got it. 👍🏼 Here's the victim, er, patient... Also, found a photo of the VAR.

.@jimlangley Jim, Wondering what vintage tools you have in your collection for cottered crank removal? TIA Ron

@ReflectShade Yes that could work. I forgot that Park Tool made a similar tool to the BikeSmith but doesn't appear to any longer. The VAR press fetches a pretty penny from collectors.

@jimlangley Thanks! Looking at BikeSmith's makes me think of a c-clamp with a socket for a receiver.

@ReflectShade Hi Ron, I mostly use a hammer. The key thing is to support the crankarm. I have a helper hold the bike so that the crankarm rests on a vise. Then I loosen the nut a turn or two and tap on the cotter to break it free loosening the nut more as the cotter comes out.

Someone might tell you it's not - but the truth is that it's safe to put carbon bikes in clamp-style bicycle repair stands. This week in my column I have tips on what clamps to get and how to use them. #comment-136189" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">roadbikerider.com/clamping-carbo…

WOW, can't believe it: just hit 10,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel plus a few videos have hundreds of thousands of views. None of this would be possible without viewers - THANK YOU ALL so much for the support, I appreciate YOU. youtube.com/c/JimLangley1

@bici @TheCampagKid Silca's bar tape has lasted a couple of years for me. I don't ride in the rain much at all. It does get dirty (I have white) but it doesn't fray or lose its grip.

Wrapping the bars on the Bianchi again - lizardskins make great tape but it only lasts a few months 🤷🏻‍♂️

@jwfbean Thanks for sharing your wobble and solution, Jeff!

@jimlangley I experienced speed wobble on a road bike while descending Bonny Doon Rd once a few years back. I unclipped, threw my feet down and gracelessly dragged to a stop. I thought it was bad brakes. Might've been bad tire seating or wheel out of true. Replacing the brakes "fixed" it.

This week in my column, all about speed wobble, what it is and most importantly what to do to stop it so you don't crash: roadbikerider.com/avoiding-bicyc…

@deebittersea @toddnickel Yes

Too funny

In case you're considering getting a bicycle wheel truing stand, here are my best tips on their setup and use: youtu.be/JF8p1koGmoM

Jean-Jacques Sempé's book Raoul Taburin tells the tale of master bike mechanic Raoul who has a secret: he cannot ride a bicycle!

So sorry to learn that the amazing artist and bike lover Jean-Jacques Sempé left us yesterday. A few of my favorite Sempé drawings: jimlangley.net/brake/Jean-Jac…

@CoolBikeArt1 So sad to hear this - no one captured bicycles and cycling better