Sheldon would have been 73 years old on July 14, 2018. And, yes, also, it’s Bastille Day. Vive la France !
Anniversaire de Sheldon
Author: John
Band brakes
A band brake, common in Japan and occasionally seen in the USA, is an inside-out drum brake. Instead of brake shoes which press outward against the inside of a brake drum, a band brake has a flexible band which wraps around the outside of the drum. A band brake is easy to install and adjust, and we show how. While a band brake can be very effective for flatland cycling, it is not good for downhills and should never be used on a front wheel. Read why in our new article.
Tricycles for Grown-ups
New article describes the various kinds of tricycles, their features, advantages and disadvantages. Tricycles are especially useful for carrying heavy loads and for people who for one reason or another cannot balance a bicycle. Tricycles can also be sporty and fast.
Update to saddle-repair page
Major upgrade to our page on repair of leather saddles – Complete do-it-yourself information.
Bicycle generators
A brief history of bicycle lighting
Updated and expanded: a brief history of bicycle lighting, from candle lamps to LEDs.
Updates to chainline and frame-spacing pages.
As of 2018, fatbikes and disk brakes have led to several new axle-length standards. The problem of disk brakes’ pulling the hub out of the front dropouts has been addressed with thru axles, which insert into a fork with a hole rather than a slot at the end of each blade. Our chainline page and cribsheet as well as our frame spacing page and cribsheet are now updated to cover these developments.
ShelBroCo Power Powder
Boost your energy for early-season training with ShelBroCo Power Powder.
Well, OK, if you are down under, it works for late-season training too.
Just pour ShelBroCo Power Powder into your water bottle, add water, shake, then go!
We have special prices for Sunday of Easter and Passover. Hurry, don’t miss this special holiday offer!
Don’t delay. Supplies are limited!
Sheldon’s bicycle pages
Harriet has neatly reformatted Sheldon’s bicycle page. Read all about ’em. I find the page about his Greenspeed recumbent especially interesting. Who but Sheldon would be extolling the advantages of a low-rider tadpole recumbent tricycle for off-road riding?
Gear Calculator updated!
Our gear calculator is now updated to cover the newest cassettes from Shimano, SRAM and SunRace. — Still to update: the French- and German-language versions.
