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Category Archives: New pages
Interbike bicycle trade show
I’ll be at the Interbike bicycle trade show in Las Vegas this week. I’ll be reporting on it here and on the Web page: http://sheldonbrown.com/las-vegas2014.html . — John Allen, for sheldonbrown.com.
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, Interbike, Las Vegas, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, trade show
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Spoking patterns for large hubs
New article on spoke patterns which avoid excessive spoke angles with large hubs such as electrically-assisted bike hub motors.
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, cross, e-bike, electric bike, electrically-assisted bicycle, hub, hub motor, pedelec, rim, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spoke, wheel
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Measuring hub and rim for spoke-length calculation
New page on how to measure a hub and rim to get the numbers to enter into a spoke-length calculator.
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, cross, hub, measure, rim, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spoke, wheel, wheelbuilding
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Kryptonite history
Just posted — an article on the invention and early history of the Kryptonite bicycle lock — including numerous illustrations, and interviews with Stan Kaplan, the inventor, and Michael Zane, who commercialized the product.
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Tagged bicycle, Kaplan, Kryptonite, lock, Michael Zane, patent, security, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Stan Kaplan, theft, U-lock, Zane
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ShelBroCo Dent Removal System
A prized, classic steel bicycle frame with butted tubing (thick-walled at the ends for strength, thin-walled in the middle for light weight) is easily dented, but ShelBroCo has a fix — it’s quick, effective and easy to use! http://sheldonbrown.com/dent-removal.html
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Tagged bicycle, dent, dent removal, humor, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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New article and paper by Osman Isvan
New article by Osman Isvan introducing and summarizing his series of technical papers about bicycling propulsion, wind, hills and measurement techniques. And a new paper about measurement, too.
Posted in New pages, Updates
Tagged aerodynamics, bicycle, climb, climbing, gearing, hills, Isvan, Osman, Osman Isvan, propulsion, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, wind
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SRAM i-Motion 9 internal-gear hub
New article about the SRAM i-Motion 9 internal-gear hub — the only public source of information on how to rebuild this hub, and with links to installation information and (hard to find!) parts lists from SRAM.
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Tagged 9-speed, bicycle, hub, i-Motion 9, internal-gear, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, SRAM
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About torque
John has written a new article about torque, as it applies to threaded parts, braking and drivetrains.
Posted in New pages
Tagged axle, bicycle, bottom bracket, crank, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, planetary, ratio, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, torque, twist
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Five-Speed Hub Gears
Article about 4- and 5-speed Sturmey-Archer hubs kindly shared by John Forester and now on sheldonbrown.com. This dips into the history of the hubs and suggests several useful modifications also applicable to other hubs.
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Tagged 5-speed, bicycle, Forester, gearing, gears, internal, John Forester, maintenance, planetary, S5, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sturmey-Archer
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Riparazione su strada
Just rolls off the tongue in Italian, doesn’t it? Salvatore Celi has translated our on-road repair article.
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Tagged bicicleta, riparazione, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, strada
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