Sony HDR-AS100V action camera review

Posted on November 3, 2014 by John

We now have a review of the Sony HDR-AS100 action camera, highlighting its image stabilization feature.

Sony As-100 action camera

Sony As-100 action camera

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Jobst Brandt articles edited

Posted on October 28, 2014 by John

Edits to a number of articles in the Jobst Brandt series, and an embedded video in the one about front-end shimmy.

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Click to re-order spindle list

Posted on October 23, 2014 by John

The list of Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles now sorts either on the part number or on the spindle length, with a mouse click.

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More indicator spindles

Posted on October 17, 2014 by John

David Prosser of Sturmey Archer has sent information about a couple of Sturmey-Archer indicator spindles (the chain-pull assembly which shifts the hub). It is now on our indicator spindle page. Thanks David!

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Edit to cable travel adapter cribsheet

Posted on October 13, 2014 by John

travel-agent-br0300The cable travel adapter cribsheet has been edited to include more information, and links.

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Wandering the show floor at the Interbike trade show

Posted on September 24, 2014 by John

It took a few days to finish — the big page about products of interest seen on the show floor at the Interbike trade show.

An electrically-assisted longail from Xtracycle

An electrically-assisted longtail from Xtracycle

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The Award Dinner at Interbike

Posted on September 14, 2014 by John

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

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Outdoor Demo Day at Interbike

Posted on September 10, 2014 by John

A report, with photos

Fatbikes were big at the 2014 Outdoor Demo.

Fatbikes were big at the 2014 Outdoor Demo.

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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

Paired-spoke pattern for use with large hub

Paired-spoke pattern for use with large hub

with large hubs such as electrically-assisted bike hub motors.

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