Tag Archives: bottom bracket

Customizing a fatbike

Posted on February 25, 2016 by John

Bruce Ingle customizes a fatbike — Fatbikes are intended for use on soft, muddy, sandy, snowy surfaces but they need customization to make them truly practical for such use — in particular, fenders, wide-range gearing including ultra-low gears, and a … Continue reading →

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Bicycle frame fatigue-resistance testing

Posted on October 15, 2015 by John

The groundbreaking article about fatigue-resistance testing of bicycle frames — the results surprised even the people doing the test — now in a much-improved new translation from the original German.

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Chirridos, Crujidos y Chasquidos…Creaks, Clicks & Clunks

Posted on March 3, 2015 by John

Ahora también en español: Chirridos, Crujidos y Chasquidos… ¿Tu bici hace ruidos extraños cuando montas? ¡Este artículo intentará ayudarte a hacer que se calle! Traduccción de Pablo Zumárraga. And also revised in English: Creaks, Clicks & Clunks… Does your bike … Continue reading →

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Raleigh Twenty page additions

Posted on November 20, 2014 by John

Additions to the page on Raleigh Twenty bicycles — more detail on bottom-bracket replacements, headsets, brakes, handlebars. This page gives specific ideas about customizing the Twenty, and highlights Sheldon’s do-it-yourself approach in general, taking advantage of the strong points (in … Continue reading →

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Bottom bracket information revised

Posted on June 5, 2014 by John

We’ve added David Richardson’s photo of damage to a Shimano Octalink V1 crank from installing it on a V2 spindle to the bottom-bracket database. Also, we’ve coordinated bottom-bracket threading standards tables in the several files where they appear.

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Unthreaded bottom bracket dimensions

Posted on April 13, 2014 by John

New cribsheet page with dimensions of unthreaded bottom brackets, and compatibility information.

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About torque

Posted on September 25, 2013 by John

John has written a new article about torque, as it applies to threaded parts, braking and drivetrains.

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Another in Italian

Posted on July 17, 2013 by John

Salvatore Celi has also translated Sheldon’s article on Shimano Dura-Ace components into Italian, http://avvsavv.blogspot.it/2013/07/sheldon-brown-shimano-dura-ace.html

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Bottom-bracket spindle tapers

Posted on January 21, 2013 by John

Photos and text have been added giving examples of different tapers, and combinations of spindle and crank that are compatible, or not. It’s here.

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Major update to cotterless crank article

Posted on January 18, 2013 by John

John has expanded and updated the article on cotterless cranks.

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