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Author Archives: John
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.
Posted in Updates
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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Morrow coaster brake page revised
Sheldonbrown.com keeps reference material available on older coaster brakes and internal-gear hubs. We’ve just revised the page on the antique Morrow coaster brake —
Posted in Updates
Tagged antique, bicycle, classic, coaster brake, Morrow, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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Customizing a fatbike
Bruce Ingle customizes a fatbike — Fatbikes are intended for use on soft, muddy, sandy, snowy surfaces but they need customization to make them truly practical for such use — in particular, fenders, wide-range gearing including ultra-low gears, and a … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, bottom bracket, fabbike, fenders, gearing, gears, hub, maintenance, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, tires, winter
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Gear Calculator updated and now also in German
The Sheldon Brown gear calculator is updated and improved: more tire sizes are covered including fatbikes, 29ers, 29+ and monster bikes, and we now have a version in German, as well as French.
Posted in Updates
Tagged 29er, 32 inch, 36 inch, 7-speed, 8-speed, 9-speed, bicycle, bicyclette, braquets, calculator, children, cranks, development, Entfaltung, Fahhrad, fatbike, gain, gain ratio, gear inches, gearing, GPS, internal-gear, length, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, vélo
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Riding with RidewithGPS
New article on riding with the RideWithGPS app. What you need to know to get started: mounting your phone, keeping it charged, downloading routes, and recording your rides.
Posted in Updates
Tagged Android, battery, cyclecomputer, Garmin, generator, GPS, iPhone, kilometer, kilometers, km, measurement, mile, miles, MIO, ReidwithGPS, setting, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Sigma, smartphone, Strava, Sunding, Trek, VDO
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Tools and supplies to work on tires
Article about tools to care for tires and inner tubes (pumps, tire removal and replacement tools, flat-fixing supplies) pulled out of the article on fixing flat tires, which was getting too long, and expanded.
Posted in Updates
Tagged bicycle, Continental, Dunlop, inner tube, IRC, Kenda, Presta, ptch kit, pump, pumps, puncture, Rema, Schrader, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sunlite, tire lever, tire levers, tires, tyres, valve, wheel, Woods
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Inner tubes
New article, all about inner tubes: tire fit, the three kinds of valves, pump compatibility, tips and tricks.
Posted in Updates
Tagged bicycle, Continental, Dunlop, inner tube, IRC, Kenda, Presta, puncture, Schrader, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sunlite, tires, tyres, valve, wheel, Woods
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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.
Posted in Updates
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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Additions to the Shimano 8-speed IG hub page
Sheldonbrown.com reader Bruce Dance has contributed some helpful information on compatibility — or the lack of it — among different models. Read it on the 8-speed internal-gear hub page .
Posted in Updates
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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