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Category Archives: Updates
Sheldon’s Journal and an anniversary
Sheldon started keeping an online journal on November 8, 1998. He posted synopses of his thoughts and activities, comments on books, films, TV shows, and music both live and recorded. He wrote his final note on the day he died, … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, blog, journal, music, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, theater
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Update on direct-pull brakes (“V brakes”)
Sheldonbrown.com makes a point of providing information which is hard to find elsewhere and which will help keep older bicycles working like new — or better. Shimano Parallel-Push V-brakes have a very nice feature in that the brake shoes approach … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, brake, cable, cantilever, direct pull, lever, noodle, parallel push, QR, quick release, removal, replacement, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, V brake
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Raleigh Twenty page expanded
Our page about Raleigh Twenty bicycles has been expanded with two new sections, about the hinge and the rear rack. Find out why the humble and disdained Pletscher rear rack works great on a Twenty, and how to make a … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-speed, bicycle, drop bolt, gearing, gears, hinge, hinge key, hub, internal, internal-gear, Pletscher, rack, Raleigh, Raleigh Twenty, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sturmey-Archer, suspension, Twenty
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New coverage of Shimano 3-speed
The Shimano 3-speed hub page has been updated with coverage of the SG-3R75 pulley-shifting hub including drive ratios. The gear calculator pages also have been updated.
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Tagged 3-speed, bicycle, cassette joint, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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Spocalc spoke calculator and Web page updated
Update to Damon Rinard’s Spocalc Spoke calculator — new advice on fatbikes and hub motors, more spoke calculators for mobile devices added to the list at the bottom of the page, correction of a minor math error (display of bracing … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cross, diameter, flange, hub, lacing, length, radial, rim, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spoke, wheel, wheelbuilding
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Fatbike frame spacing
Thanks to reader Rick Paulos, we now have information on overlocknut distances for fatbikes. We have added this to our page on frame spacing . Save Save
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Tagged bicycle, boost, fatbike, frame, hub, O.L.D., OLD, overlocknut, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spacing, through-axle, thru axle, thru-axle
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Major update to Shimano 8-speed IG hub page
Our page about Shimano 8-speed internal-gear hubs now includes information on the new hub models. The table listing hubs has a new column indicating which cassette joint or motor unit works with each hub, and which hubs have interchangeable internal … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-speed, Alfine, bicycle, cassette joint, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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More tire sizes
We’re added some bicycle tire sizes (mostly, rare Dutch sizes) to the ISO cross-reference list in our tire-sizing article. We think we have all currently available sizes covered, but if you know of others, please let us know.
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Tagged bicycle, ETRTO, ISO, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, sizes, tires, tyres
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Updated information on drivetrain compatibility
Our article about cassettes has been updated to include information on 11-speed systems. Interesting — all major brands of 11-speed casettes now have the same sprocket spacing. Most rear derailers and shifters are not compatible, though. We can tell you … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-speed, 11-speed, bicycle, Campagnolo, cassette, chain, derailer, derailleur, gearing, gears, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano, sprocket, SRAM
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More info on SRAM internal-gear hubs
More information on the SRAM S7 internal-gear hub — a reader has sent us links to step-by-step rebuilding information and model comparisons, with photos. The text is in Russian but the photos tell the story and then there’s Google Translate. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7-speed, axle, bicycle, coaster brake, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, planetary, repair, S-7, s7, Sachs, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, SRAM
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