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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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Quick releases

Posted on November 7, 2014 by John

I’ve responded to a request from a reader for more information about quick-release skewer lengths by going further, with a major expansion of the article about quick releases. The article now covers wheel installation, secondary retention devices including the much-derided … Continue reading →

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Sony HDR-AS100V action camera review

Posted on November 3, 2014 by John

We now have a review of the Sony HDR-AS100 action camera, highlighting its image stabilization feature.

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Jobst Brandt articles edited

Posted on October 28, 2014 by John

Edits to a number of articles in the Jobst Brandt series, and an embedded video in the one about front-end shimmy.

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Click to re-order spindle list

Posted on October 23, 2014 by John

The list of Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles now sorts either on the part number or on the spindle length, with a mouse click.

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More indicator spindles

Posted on October 17, 2014 by John

David Prosser of Sturmey Archer has sent information about a couple of Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles (the chain-pull assembly which shifts the hub). It is now on our indicator spindle page. Thanks David!

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Edit to cable travel adapter cribsheet

Posted on October 13, 2014 by John

The cable travel adapter cribsheet has been edited to include more information, and links.

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Wandering the show floor at the Interbike trade show

Posted on September 24, 2014 by John

It took a few days to finish — the big page about products of interest seen on the show floor at the Interbike trade show.

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Interbike bicycle trade show

Posted on September 7, 2014 by John

I’ll be at the Interbike bicycle trade show in Las Vegas this week. I’ll be reporting on it here and on the Web page: http://sheldonbrown.com/las-vegas2014.html . — John Allen, for sheldonbrown.com.

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Spoking patterns for large hubs

Posted on August 20, 2014 by John

New article on spoke patterns which avoid excessive spoke angles with large hubs such as electrically-assisted bike hub motors.

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