Author Archives: John

Product announcement

Posted on April 1, 2013 by John

ShelBroCo is proud to announce ShelBroCo Sonics!

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Refinishing bicycle frames

Posted on February 16, 2013 by John

New article on refinishing bicycle frames. How much of the work does it make sense to do yourself? With a steel frame, there are several good answers, depending on available time, your workspace, and how much the appearance of the … 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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Sutherland’s Handbook of Coaster Brake and Internally-Geared Hubs

Posted on December 22, 2012 by John

Sutherland’s handbook of Coaster Brake and Internally-Geared Hubs is now online on this site. Many thanks to Howard Sutherland for permission to post this! The site now covers just about any of these hubs which you might ever have to … Continue reading →

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Expanded coaster-brake coverage

Posted on December 13, 2012 by John

Coverage of coaster brakes on sheldonbrown.com has been greatly expanded, now including all the most common models, old and new.

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Video editor review

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John

Continuing work to provide useful information to bicyclists using helmet cameras (and others editing video on home computers), John has written an extended review of Avid Studio and Pinnacle Studio video editing applications. This review contains much useful information on … Continue reading →

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Now in Chinese — 中国

Posted on November 20, 2012 by John

Phil Feng has translated three articles into Chinese — more to come: Bicycle Brake Choices About Bicycle Brakes with Brazed-on Fittings Tire Sizing Systems

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