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Tag Archives: repair
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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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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Leather saddle repair
A rail on your Brooks leather saddle broke? Our new page lists repair sites around the world. Your repaired saddle will be better than new, because it is broken in. Photo: Simon Firth, of Transport cycles, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, authorized … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged 17, b66, b72, beeswax, berthoud, bicycle, broken, Brooks, copper, foot, gilles, Idéale, leather, Lepper, Lexol, neat, oil, Pro, professional b17, Proofide, rail, repair, Rivet, saddle, saddle soap, saddles, seat, selle anatomica, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Swallow, Swift, team, tension, Velo Orange
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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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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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Sturmey-Archer Pages Updated
Major update to the Sturmey-Archer pages: * fixed links which S-A broke by redoing its Web site (that’s everything about current hubs). * updated the list of hubs. * Added new technical information. Our cribsheet of hub model names and … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-speed, bicycle, gearing, gears, internal-gear, maintenance, repair, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sturmey-Archer
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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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Rollerbrakes article expanded
Major additions to the article on Shimano Rollerbrakes — advanced instruction on maintenance, more advice about when these brakes are most suitable.
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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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Emergency frame repairs
Headed out on tour where you could be 100 miles or more from the nearest bicycle shop? Or do you just want to know the principles of bicycle frame alignment? We have an article for you.
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Tagged align, alignment, alloy, aluminum, bicycle, carbon, carbon fiber, frame, lugged, maintenance, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, steel, straighten, titanium, welded, welding
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