Author Archives: John

Flats

Posted on July 30, 2011 by John

John has made a few revisions to Sheldon’s page on flat tires. More to come…

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New search function

Posted on July 30, 2011 by John

Google shut down the search function that our site had been doing for years, to prevent spammers from using it. We have replaced it with a different function, which works. This is not yet in place on all pages — … Continue reading →

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Page updates

Posted on July 14, 2011 by John

John has updated chains.html, with some added thoughts about chain cleaning, and more pictures; also leather.html, with a couple of comments from readers about leather treatments; k7.html and k8.shtml to reflect changes in product availability.

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Bike swap in Brookline August 20

Posted on July 3, 2011 by John

There will be a big bike swap and flea market at the Larz Andersen estate in Brookline, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Details are here. Sheldonbrown.com will be there, again selling off items from Sheldon’s collection.

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Sheldon’s Adventure Cyclist articles

Posted on May 22, 2011 by John

John has created a table of contents page for the articles which Sheldon wrote for the Adventure Cycling Association’s magazine, Adventure Cyclist, from 1997 through 2007. Many of these articles relate to ones on this site, and John is adding … Continue reading →

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Repair of Shimano STI Drop-Bar Brake/Shift Levers

Posted on May 1, 2011 by John

These levers no longer index properly when the grease inside gums up — and the internals are very complicated. John Allen has posted an article describing several approaches to repair of these levers, and with a link to an expert … Continue reading →

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A reader’s video shows what it’s all about

Posted on April 30, 2011 by John

A reader has posted a very nicely-produced short video about upgrading of an older steel-frame bike. This kind of project is exactly what sheldonbrown.com is about. http://vimeo.com/22731816 The bicycle already has endured some 30 years, and it will probably still … Continue reading →

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Shoes and pedals

Posted on April 19, 2011 by John

John Allen has written a new article on this topic, which Sheldon oddly did not cover. Read to the end, though, to learn something you may not have expected about Sheldon’s preference in cycling footwear.

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Buying and selling

Posted on April 14, 2011 by John

John has updated and expanded the file on selling bicycles to include additional resources and to say more about selling, and components as well as bicycles. Much of the new information was gathered in the process of making more room … Continue reading →

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gloss_ha-i.html

Posted on April 9, 2011 by John

This glossary page had a very long entry for headsets,  information recently updated and expanded in a separate article. I shortened the glossary entry to get it out of the Department of Redundancy Department (one of Sheldon’s favorite quips) and … Continue reading →

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