Updates – Page 5 – SheldonBrownBlog

Taping Handlebars

Sheldon left his article about taping handlebars incomplete. It is completed now, all you might ever want to know and maybe more! https://sheldonbrown.com/handlebar-tape.html

It is traditional for sheldonbrown.com to post an April Fool’s day page, but this year we couldn’t think of one that wasn’t either frivolous or, if it addresses the present situation, dark humor and potentially offensive to people who have lost friends. We do have this:

No joke — Sheldon Brown alone on his Moulton, September, 1971.

Selling Bicycles and Components

We have expanded our article for individuals selling bicycles and components — which also holds advice for buyers. There is a new section about shipping. This article holds all the basic information you need on where to post an advertisement and how to create it — how to take good photos of the bicycle, and measurements so the buyer will be able to determine whether the bicycle fits.

Measuring set tube length,starts at the center of the BB spindle — Measuring seat tube length starts at the center of the BB spindle

Synchronizing Audio and Video

Sheldonbrown.com technical writer and editor John Allen frequently shoots video from his bicycle using more than one camera; sometimes a separate audio recorder. The output must be synchronized in post production. John has now performed a major update on his article about how to keep the recordings in sync, going so far as creating true surround sound without a surround recorder.

Hand clap to synchronize video and audio

Change speed dialog box in the Audacity audio editor. — Change Speed dialog box in the Audacity audio editor.

Braking News

We have updated our page about the different types of bicycle brakes, which added descriptions and several photos illustrating the different types.

Additions to cranks page

John has added quite a bit of text to the cranks page; more about crank length, and an entirely new section on how to check for several kinds of damage; also several illustrations where there were none before.

Gear calculator updated

The Gear Calculator has been updated with new Shimano, SRAM and Campagnolo cassettes, and the new Shimano Steps 5-speed internal-gear hub for E-bikes. French and German versions of the Calculator have been updated too.

Revised article on truing wheels

We have a major revision to our article on truing wheels, referring to some new tools and additional techniques. There are several new photos. Enjoy.

Addition to post about 360-degree video

Thanks to Philip Carlson, our article about 360-degree video now includes a video clip illustrating the nighttime performance of the Garmin VIRB 360 camera. As expected, there is camera-motion blur, but it looks much different from that with a conventional camera.

Rebuilding freewheels

We have a much expanded description of how to rebuild a freewheel, now a new article and no longer just a paragraph in our main article on freewheels.

Using two chain whips to remove the outer sprocket