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Category Archives: New pages
MIT aluminum bicycle project, 1974
New post: the MIT aluminum bicycle project, 1974, where modern aluminum bicycle frames got their start as student Marc Rosenbaum’s thesis project. sheldonbrown.com site owner Harriet Fell built one of the original MIT aluminum bicycle frames, it came to be … Continue reading
Posted in New pages, Updates
Tagged aluminum, bicycle, bottom bracket, frame, Harriet Fell, Marc Rosenbaum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Shawn Buckley, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, track bicycle, video
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RideWithoutGPS
Technology can just get to be too much. Do you lose valuable riding time fiddling with your phone or GPS device? Bet you do. The battery will run out, sooner or later. On some unfamiliar backroad. Off-roading deep in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, April, April 1, April Fool, Garmin, GPS, iPhone, MIO, RidewithGPS, RidewithGPS.com, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, smartphone, Strava
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Why did this crash happen?
New page — why did this crash happen?
Gear Calculator now supports 12-sprocket cassettes
Update to our gear calculator. It now supports custom 12-sprocket cassettes, and has a listing for the stock SRAM 12-sprocket cassette. Not that we really think that thin sprockets, with a flimsy chain, are a good idea!
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Tagged 12-speed, bicycle, cassette, gears, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, SRAM
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Chain and sprocket wear
New post on bicycle chain and sprocket wear
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, chain, chainwheel, maintenance, roller, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, sprocket, teeth, tooth
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Exposing and reinstalling the inner tube without removing the wheel
How to expose the inner tube for patching without removing the wheel, and how to put things back together — very useful on a bicycle where removing the wheel is difficult. This article includes videos showing how to do it … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, blowout, flat, flat tire, inner tube, maintenance, patch, puncture, repair, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, tires, tube, tyres
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Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub
New article about the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub. Thanks to Bruce Dance for most of the text, also Aaron Goss!
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Tagged 11-speed, Alfine, bicycle, disk brake, gearing, gears, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, Nexus, planetary, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano
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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
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Tagged bicycle, bottom bracket, fabbike, fenders, gearing, gears, hub, maintenance, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, tires, winter
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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
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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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Choosing a bicycle headlight
Just in time for standard-time winter commutes — an article about choosing a headlight for your bicycle!
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Tagged battery, bicycle, candlepower, Dosun, Edelux, generator, headlamp, headlight, LED, lumen, lumens, Schmidt, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Shutter Precision, Son
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