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Tag Archives: maintenance
More info on SRAM internal-gear hubs
More information on the SRAM S7 internal-gear hub — a reader has sent us links to step-by-step rebuilding information and model comparisons, with photos. The text is in Russian but the photos tell the story and then there’s Google Translate. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7-speed, axle, bicycle, coaster brake, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, repair, S-7, s7, Sachs, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, SRAM
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Exposing and reinstalling the inner tube without removing the wheel
How to expose the inner tube for patching without removing the wheel, and how to put things back together — very useful on a bicycle where removing the wheel is difficult. This article includes videos showing how to do it … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, blowout, flat, flat tire, inner tube, maintenance, patch, puncture, repair, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, tires, tube, tyres
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Update to 5-speed hub information
Our Sturmey-Archer 4, 5 and 7-speed hub page has been updated with links to newly-available information on recent 5-speed hubs.
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Tagged 4-speed, 5-speed, 7-speed, bicycle, coaster brake, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, repair, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sturmey-Archer
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Update to the 10-speed cassette page
Major update of the 10-speed cassette page — covers new models and an additional brand.
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Tagged 10-speed, BBB, bicycle, cassette, gearing, IRD, maintenance, Miche, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, SRAM, Sturmey-Archer
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Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub
New article about the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub. Thanks to Bruce Dance for most of the text, also Aaron Goss!
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Tagged 11-speed, Alfine, bicycle, disk brake, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, Nexus, planetary, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano
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SRAM Automatix 2-speed hub
New article about the SRAM Automatix two-speed hub. We have information on maintenance, choice among variant models, and how to adjust the speed at which it shifts automatically.
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Tagged 2-speed, Automatix, bicycle, coaster brake, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, SRAM
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Customizing a fatbike
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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Tagged bicycle, bottom bracket, fabbike, fenders, gearing, gears, hub, maintenance, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, tires, winter
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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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More hubs in cable-pull cribsheet
Added information on four hubs to the internal-gear hub cable pull cribsheet: Shimano Alfine 11-speed SRAM G9 Sturmey-Archer S3X Sturmey-Archer ASC Thanks to Jeff Meredith and Michael Wilson for the measurements!
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Tagged Alfine, ASC, bicycle, bowden cable, G9, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, Nexus, S3X, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano, SRAM, Sturmey-Archer
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Reorganization of headset tables
Our tables of headset sizes have been reorganized to make it easier to determine which headset can be made to fit which frame and fork. Fork crown race seats can be milled down and head tube race seats can be … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, headset, maintenance, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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