Tag Archives: Sheldon Brown

On-road Wheel Repairs

Posted on August 2, 2013 by John

John has written an article that just might get you rolling again.

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Sheldon’s Articles for Adventure Cycling

Posted on July 26, 2013 by John

From 1999 through 2007, Sheldon wrote the column “Mechanical Advantage” for Adventure Cycling, the magazine of the Adventure Cycling Association. He covered a wide range of mechanical topics, oriented toward the needs of the bicycle tourists with the Adventure Cycling … Continue reading →

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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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Translations…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by John

There are now translations of the Cables and Cranks articles into Slovak, thanks to translator Juraj Peressényi. Our Teaching Kids to Ride page is availble in Belarusian. There are three articles in Chinese thanks to Phil Feng, and numerous articles … Continue reading →

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On-Road Repairs

Posted on June 28, 2013 by John

John has added a new article about on-road repairs and the on-road toolkit.

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Major update to video software article

Posted on May 10, 2013 by John

John has updated his article about video editing software to cover a new product, Pinnacle Studio 16 Ultimate. This version is based on Avid Studio, also covered in the article, and is very different from Pinnacle Studio versions 15 and … Continue reading →

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It’s been five years…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by John

February 4, 2013 marks the 5th anniversary of the passing of Sheldon Brown, founder of sheldonbrown.com and still the author of most material on the site. As a friend of Sheldon’s once said, “After they made him, they threw away … Continue reading →

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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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Five Ways to Produce a Picture in Picture in Avid Studio Ultimate

Posted on December 29, 2012 by John

Sheldon’s photography and videography tradition continues! The Windows video editing application Avid Studio Ultimate has five different modules which can produce a picture-in-picture effect. Each offers somewhat different features, and it is important to know them all so as not … Continue reading →

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