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Tag Archives: axle
Shimano Rollerbrake page updated
Revisions to the Shimano Rollerbrake page: links to Shimano’s (finally) well-organized compilation of Rollerbrake documentation; information on installing front Rollerbrakes.
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Tagged axle, bicycle, bowden cable, brake, cable, drum brake, hub, maintenance, Nexus, repair, Roilerbrake, shelbroco, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, wheel
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Measuring tricks
We have a new article on how to perform the precise measurements needed to determine whether bicycle parts fit each other, without expensive and fragile tools. There are a number of clever tricks — for example, you can test the … Continue reading
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Tagged axle, bicycle, chain, inch, measure, millimeter, mm, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, threading, TPI
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Ajuste de conos
Thanks to Pablo Zumárraga, the article on “Cone Adjustment” (http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html) is now available in Spanish: “Ajuste de Conos” (http://sheldonbrown.com/spanish/cone-adjustment-Spanish.html). Gracias á Pablo Zumárraga, el artículo “Cone Adjustment” (http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html) ahora está disponible en español: “Ajuste de Conos” (http://sheldonbrown.com/spanish/cone-adjustment-Spanish.html).
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Tagged adjustment, axle, bicicleta, bicycle, bjue, cazoleta, cierre rápido, cone, cono, contratuerca, cup, dustcap, eje, espaciador, guardapolvo, hub, locknut, quick release, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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Derailerless drivetrains
New article, derailerless drivetrains: How to choose frame and rear hub for a happy combination on a bicycle without derailers: a fixed gear, singlespeed, internal-gear hub, coaster brake bicycle — and how to adjust the chain tension. This article compiles … Continue reading
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Tagged axle, bicycle, chain, chains, coaster brake, fixed gear, gears, internal-gear, maintenance, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, singlespeed
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A quick quick-release lesson
New article: Osman Isvan demonstrates how to remove and replace quick-release bicycle wheels, with two videos. Here’s one of the videos:
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Tagged axle, bicycle, quick release, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, skewer, wheel
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Quick releases
I’ve responded to a request from a reader for more information about quick-release skewer lengths by going further, with a major expansion of the article about quick releases. The article now covers wheel installation, secondary retention devices including the much-derided … Continue reading
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Tagged adjustment, axle, bicycle, hub, quick release, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, skewer, wheel
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Unthreaded bottom bracket dimensions
New cribsheet page with dimensions of unthreaded bottom brackets, and compatibility information.
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Tagged Ashtabula, axle, BB30, BB90, bicycle, bottom bracket, cartridge, diameter, eccentric, FSA, Klein, Merlin, millimeters, mm, PF30, Race Face, Raceface, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Thomson, Thun, unthreaded, Velo Orange
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Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles
John has compiled an article with dimensions of most kinds of Sturmey-Archer indicator spindle — the little rod and chain which the shifter cable pulls to shift the gears inside the hub. There are over a dozen different indicator spindles, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-speed, 4-speed, 5-speed, 8-speed, AW, axle, bicycle, bowden cable, chain, flared nut, hub, indicator, indicator spindle, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, S5, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sturmey-Archer
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Rollerbrakes article expanded
Major additions to the article on Shimano Rollerbrakes — advanced instruction on maintenance, more advice about when these brakes are most suitable.
Posted in Updates
Tagged axle, bicycle, bowden cable, brake, cable, drum brake, hub, maintenance, Nexus, repair, Roilerbrake, shelbroco, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, wheel
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Article about Rohloff hub
We have spiffed up an article about the Rohloff 14-speed internal-gear hub which had been lurking on the Harris Cyclery part of the site and placed it with the other informational articles.
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Tagged 14-speed, axle, bicycle, bowden cable, chain, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, Rohloff, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Speedhub
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