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Tag Archives: shifter
SRAM G9 Hub
Our article about the SRAM G8 hub now also covers the new G9 9-speed.
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Tagged 8-speed, 9-speed, bicycle, g8, G9, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, planetary, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, SRAM
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SRAM G8 Hub
New article about the SRAM G8 8-speed internal hub gear — all you need to know to install this hub: specifications, gear ratios, parts compatibility and availability, how the mechanism works. As far as we know, this is the one … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-speed, bicycle, g8, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, SRAM
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Additions to Nexus/Alfine 8-speed article
John has added information to the article about Shimano Nexus and Alfine 8-speed internally-geared hubs, describing common failure modes and how to forestall failure; how to determine whether a hub might need service; and also normal noises and “clunks” which … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-speed, Alfine, bicycle, cassette joint, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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New Shimano internal-gear hubs
Shimano has some new internal-gear hubs. We’ve updated the Shimano 3-speed page, and the internal-gear hubs page.
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Tagged 3-speed, Alfine, bicycle, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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Five-Speed Hub Gears
Article about 4- and 5-speed Sturmey-Archer hubs kindly shared by John Forester and now on sheldonbrown.com. This dips into the history of the hubs and suggests several useful modifications also applicable to other hubs.
Posted in New pages
Tagged 5-speed, bicycle, Forester, gearing, gears, internal, John Forester, maintenance, planetary, S5, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sturmey-Archer
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Updates to Sturmey-Archer 4, 5 and 7-speed hub page
Major updates to the page on Sturmey-Archer 4, 5 and 7-speed hubs, mostly concerning the hubs sold from 1991 through 2009.
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Tagged 4-speed, 5-speed, 5-Star, 7-speed, AF, AT7, bicycle, FC, FG, FW, gearing, gears, internal, maintenance, planetary, RX-RF5, S-RF5(W), S5, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sprinter, Sturmey-Archer, Summit
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More troubleshooting advice on Sachs/SRAM internal-gear hubs
There’s more troubleshooting advice now in our article about Sachs/SRAM internal-gear hubs: how to test whether a problem is inside the hub, or only in the shifter and cable — for hubs with 3, 5 or 7 speeds, with pullchain(s) … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 x 7, 3x7, 5-speed, 7-speed, 9-speed, bicycle, coaster brake, DualDrive, Elan, g8, G9, gearing, gears, hub, i-motion 3, i-Motion 9, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, p5, Pentasport, planetary, s7, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sparc, Spectro 7, SRAM, Super 7, T3
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Sun Tour bicycle components
Several additions to the Sun Tour article, especially about freewheels.
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Tagged bicycle, derailer, derailleur, freewheel, New Winner, Perfect, Pro Compe, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, Sun Tour, SunTour, Ultra, Ultra 6, Ultra 7, Winner
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More about Sachs/SRAM hubs
John has prepared a new page about the Sachs Orbit hybrid-gear hub and added information about this hub to internal-gears.html and sachs-internal.html; also links to Karsten Stielow’s very interesting Web pages about Sachs and SRAM hubs.
Posted in New pages
Tagged 8-speed, bicycle, gearing, gears, hub, hybrid gearing, internal, internal-gear, Orbit, Sachs, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, SRAM
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Frayed cable
John has added a photo of a frayed cable to the article on cables.
Posted in Updates
Tagged bicycle, Bowden, bowden cable, brake, brake cable, cable, failure, fatigue, shifter, shifter cable
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