Category Archives: Updates

Deinterlacing video

Posted on August 14, 2019 by John

We have many pages about shooting, editing and processing bicycle video. Here’s a new page about deinterlacing. What is that? well, the page will tell you. It can do a lot to improve the quality of older standard-definition video footage, … Continue reading →

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Addition to freewheels page

Posted on August 4, 2019 by John

There’s a new section in our freewheels page showing how freewheels work and what is inside.

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Sheldon’s 75th

Posted on July 14, 2019 by John

Sheldon Brown would have been 75 years old today. We miss him dearly. Sheldon Brown T-shirts are sold by Harris Cyclery at the store and by mail order. Proceeds from the sale of these T-shirts will be donated to bicycle … Continue reading →

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Harriet Fell’s 1975 Paris-Brest-Paris ride

Posted on May 23, 2019 by John

Harriet Fell tells the story of her 1975 Paris-Brest-Paris ride. She was one of the first Americans to complete PBP. The story is online at sheldonbrown.com, and her illustrated talk is on Youtube.

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Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles

Posted on February 9, 2019 by John

Major revision to our article about Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles — which ones fit which hubs. Also a new article on how to measure for an indicator spindle in case you can’t identify the hub. Many thanks to Bruce Dance for … Continue reading →

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Sheldon Brown, July 14, 1944 – February 4, 2008

Posted on February 3, 2019 by John

While devoted to building his site on technical bicycle information, Sheldon also documented his other interests and activities and his family history.   Links to these pages are at https://www.sheldonbrown.com/SheldonMemory2019.html  and most have been recently updated to display properly in modern … Continue reading →

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Build a tandem crankset using solo-bike parts

Posted on January 27, 2019 by John

Article about how to build up a tandem crankset using solo-bike parts. Save money, try different ideas, enjoy…

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Cyclecomputer and GPS database updated

Posted on November 27, 2018 by John

Sheldonbrown.com has compiled links to more cyclecomputer and bicycle GPS manuals, old and new, than you will find anywhere else on the Internet. We have once again added information on new models and re-linked when a brand has discontinued support, … Continue reading →

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Sachs and SRAM internal-gear hubs update

Posted on September 15, 2018 by John

We have updated all of our pages about Sachs and SRAM internal-gear hubs, fixing broken links and, regretfully, indicating that SRAM is now no longer making internal-gear hubs. But many of you are using these hubs, and we are maintaining … Continue reading →

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Fixed gear, singlespeed

Posted on September 3, 2018 by John

All of our pages about fixed-gear and singlespeed bicycles have been updated. Information about derailerless drivetrains including workarounds for frames with vertical dropouts has been consolidated in a single article and expanded. Table of contents for these articles.

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