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Bike swap in Brookline August 20

Posted on July 3, 2011 by John

There will be a big bike swap and flea market at the Larz Andersen estate in Brookline, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Details are here. Sheldonbrown.com will be there, again selling off items from Sheldon’s collection.

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Sheldon’s Adventure Cyclist articles

Posted on May 22, 2011 by John

John has created a table of contents page for the articles which Sheldon wrote for the Adventure Cycling Association’s magazine, Adventure Cyclist, from 1997 through 2007. Many of these articles relate to ones on this site, and John is adding … Continue reading →

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Repair of Shimano STI Drop-Bar Brake/Shift Levers

Posted on May 1, 2011 by John

These levers no longer index properly when the grease inside gums up — and the internals are very complicated. John Allen has posted an article describing several approaches to repair of these levers, and with a link to an expert … Continue reading →

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A reader’s video shows what it’s all about

Posted on April 30, 2011 by John

A reader has posted a very nicely-produced short video about upgrading of an older steel-frame bike. This kind of project is exactly what sheldonbrown.com is about. http://vimeo.com/22731816 The bicycle already has endured some 30 years, and it will probably still … Continue reading →

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Shoes and pedals

Posted on April 19, 2011 by John

John Allen has written a new article on this topic, which Sheldon oddly did not cover. Read to the end, though, to learn something you may not have expected about Sheldon’s preference in cycling footwear.

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Buying and selling

Posted on April 14, 2011 by John

John has updated and expanded the file on selling bicycles to include additional resources and to say more about selling, and components as well as bicycles. Much of the new information was gathered in the process of making more room … Continue reading →

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varsity-shaddox.html

Posted on April 9, 2011 by John

Minor edits, a tag line and a photo added to Tom Shaddox’s article about the Schwinn Varsity.

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Tires/Tyres

Posted on April 9, 2011 by John

John has done minor editing on tires.html and its British English clone.

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flats.html

Posted on April 8, 2011 by John

John updated the page on repair of flat tires, also adding some new tricks, checking links etc. http://sheldonbrown.com/flats. html

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ShelBroCo new product

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Harriet

Check it out! The honored tradition of ShelBroCo products lives on! http://sheldonbrown.com/5and5.html

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