John has created a table of contents page for the articles which Sheldon wrote for the Adventure Cycling Association’s magazine, Adventure Cyclist, from 1997 through 2007. Many of these articles relate to ones on this site, and John is adding links and in some cases revising the related articles on this site. For example, the article on fenders has undergone major revisions.
Tag: bicycle
Repair of Shimano STI Drop-Bar Brake/Shift Levers
These levers no longer index properly when the grease inside gums up — and the internals are very complicated. John Allen has posted an article describing several approaches to repair of these levers, and with a link to an expert in rebuilding them.
A reader’s video shows what it’s all about
A reader has posted a very nicely-produced short video about upgrading of an older steel-frame bike. This kind of project is exactly what sheldonbrown.com is about.
The bicycle already has endured some 30 years, and it will probably still be running long after today’s top-of-the-line carbon fiber bicycles have splintered.
The rebuilder’s tools and technique clearly also went through an upgrade. A hammer, punch and drilled clock of wood are used to break the old chain; a proper chain tool to install the new one. There is less and less use of adjustable wrenches as the video progresses.
There’s some riding on the sidewalk near the end of the video, next to a wall with doors in it. Suggested follow-up upgrade: a reading of my Bicycling Street Smarts!
Shoes and pedals
John Allen has written a new article on this topic, which Sheldon oddly did not cover. Read to the end, though, to learn something you may not have expected about Sheldon’s preference in cycling footwear.
Buying and selling
John has updated and expanded the file on selling bicycles to include additional resources and to say more about selling, and components as well as bicycles. Much of the new information was gathered in the process of making more room for Harriet by selling off some of Sheldon’s LARGE collection.
gloss_ha-i.html
This glossary page had a very long entry for headsets, information recently updated and expanded in a separate article. I shortened the glossary entry to get it out of the Department of Redundancy Department (one of Sheldon’s favorite quips) and to take one small step in making the site easier to manage.There are several other such long entries in the glossary.
varsity-shaddox.html
Minor edits, a tag line and a photo added to Tom Shaddox’s article about the Schwinn Varsity.
Tires/Tyres
John has done minor editing on tires.html and its British English clone.
flats.html
John updated the page on repair of flat tires, also adding some new tricks, checking links etc. http://sheldonbrown.com/flats. html
Harriet Fell’s updates to the site
While John is plugging away at adding new material to the site, I continue to work on cleaning up the code. I had started converting files to XHTML but I am now converting to HTML5 instead. I am trying to give the pages a more uniform layout for easier maintenance and I try to repair the syntax and check on broken links as I work on the files. Someday, I may get to the end of this task and start writing but I fear it shall all be like “Albert’s Bridge” by Tom Stoppard. When I get to the end, it will be time to start again.
