Category Archives: New pages

Check spoke tension by ear when building a wheel

Posted on September 23, 2015 by John

Check the level of spoke tension by ear — unless you are tone deaf, a musical pitch reference (pitch pipe, tuning fork, smartphone app etc.) is all you need to tell whether you have brought spokes up to the appropriate … Continue reading →

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Cyclecomputer and GPS accuracy

Posted on August 29, 2015 by John

New page about the history of distance and speed measurement on bicycles, and the limitations of accuracy in measurement. Did you know that GPS readings wander, so you can rack up some distance even if you are standing still?

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Measuring tricks

Posted on July 11, 2015 by John

We have a new article on how to perform the precise measurements needed to determine whether bicycle parts fit each other, without expensive and fragile tools. There are a number of clever tricks — for example, you can test the … Continue reading →

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Ajuste de conos

Posted on February 21, 2015 by John

Thanks to Pablo Zumárraga, the article on “Cone Adjustment” (http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html) is now available in Spanish: “Ajuste de Conos” (http://sheldonbrown.com/spanish/cone-adjustment-Spanish.html). Gracias á Pablo Zumárraga, el artí­culo “Cone Adjustment” (http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html) ahora está disponible en español: “Ajuste de Conos” (http://sheldonbrown.com/spanish/cone-adjustment-Spanish.html).

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A quick quick-release lesson

Posted on December 23, 2014 by John

New article: Osman Isvan demonstrates how to remove and replace quick-release bicycle wheels, with two videos.  Here’s one of the videos:

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The Award Dinner at Interbike

Posted on September 14, 2014 by John

The food was good but the sound system was overdone: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lasvegas/award-dinner.html

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Interbike bicycle trade show

Posted on September 7, 2014 by John

I’ll be at the Interbike bicycle trade show in Las Vegas this week. I’ll be reporting on it here and on the Web page: http://sheldonbrown.com/las-vegas2014.html . — John Allen, for sheldonbrown.com.

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Spoking patterns for large hubs

Posted on August 20, 2014 by John

New article on spoke patterns which avoid excessive spoke angles with large hubs such as electrically-assisted bike hub motors.

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Measuring hub and rim for spoke-length calculation

Posted on July 30, 2014 by John

New page on how to measure a hub and rim to get the numbers to enter into a spoke-length calculator.

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Kryptonite history

Posted on April 5, 2014 by John

Just posted — an article on the invention and early history of the Kryptonite bicycle lock — including numerous illustrations, and interviews with Stan Kaplan, the inventor, and Michael Zane, who commercialized the product.

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