Category Archives: Updates

SRAM Pentasport

We continue with our postings from the lost pages of the Sutherland’s Handbook for Bicycle Mechanics, 6th Edition — this time, the rebuilding instructions, parts list and troubleshooting chart for the Sachs/SRAM Pentasport 5-speed hub.

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Time Travel

It is no wonder that cyclists choose to ride in the comfort, safety and privacy of our own homes. Yes, stationary bicycles are popular. But, if you are going nowhere, how about doing it at a relaxing pace? ShelBroCo has … Continue reading

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And Another IG Hub

We continue with our postings from the lost pages of the Sutherland’s Handbook for Bicycle Mechanics, 6th Edition — this time, the rebuilding instructions, parts list and troubleshooting chart for the Sachs Super 7/SRAM Spectro 7 hub.

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It’s been 14 years now

Sheldon Brown died on February 4, 2008. It’s hard to believe 14 years have past since then. This is a picture of Sheldon at a younger age. That isn’t a mouse under his front tire. Selfie pioneer — he tripped … Continue reading

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SRAM DualDrive clickbox, cable and shifter

The SRAM DualDrive hub was the mainstay hub for hybrid gearing for 15 years, from 2000 through 2015. Very many are still in use. Read here about how to install, adjust and adapt its unusual shifting parts.

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More measuring tricks

Our page on ways to measure bicycle components can save time and avoid the need for  some expensive tools. We have now added information on how to compare chains. And the example in the photo here:  How to determine  the … Continue reading

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Remembering Sheldon

Sheldon Brown would have been 77 years old today. We miss him very much. In this picture his big brother Richard is reading to him. And at the right is the cover of the book Richard was reading. “Run, run … Continue reading

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Cable installation

John added photos and a quite a lot of additional information to our page about cables, and the page got too long — so we have split it into two pages. The original cables page now includes more background information … Continue reading

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Shimano 7-speed Hub Instructions

I have no added another hub from the Sutherland’s lost pages to to our Internet republication of Sutherland’s Handbook of Coaster Brakes and Internal-Gear Hubs — : the Shimano coaster-brake 7-speed. Here’s a page from the almost-finished draft – John … Continue reading

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The Sutherland’s lost pages

Sutherland’s planned to cover new internal-gear hubs in the 6th Edition (1996) of its Handbook, but then left them out. In straightening up my office recently, I found the nearly finished draft pages. We have permission, and we’ll be adding … Continue reading

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