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Tag Archives: bicycle
Sheldon’s journal dusted off
Sheldon Brown kept an online journal for several years. He coded it himself in html rather than using blog software. Sheldon reviewed books, movies, concerts and TV programs, as well as describing his travels and other interests including, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, books, diary, journal, movies, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, television, TV
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Exposing and reinstalling the inner tube without removing the wheel
How to expose the inner tube for patching without removing the wheel, and how to put things back together — very useful on a bicycle where removing the wheel is difficult. This article includes videos showing how to do it … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged bicycle, blowout, flat, flat tire, inner tube, maintenance, patch, puncture, repair, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, tires, tube, tyres
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How bicycle spokes transmit torque between hub and rim
We have a new article which describes how the spokes transmit pedaling and braking torque between the hub and rim. The spokes do it by changes in tension — but how much does the tension change? The article explains the … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycles, bike, brake, brown, calculate, calculation, capt, captain, captbike, cycle, cyclery, cycling, harris, pedaling, ratios, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spoke, spokes, tension, torque, wheel
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New video about brake quick releases
A brake quick release lets you remove and replace a wheel without deflating the tire. Our new video shows how a brake quick release works. The video appears in our article about flat tires, and the glossary.
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Tagged bicycle, brake, cable, flat, lever, puncture, QR, quick release, removal, replacement, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, tire, wheel
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Update to internal-gear cable-pull page
Our page listing internal-gear-hub cable pulls lengths is now updated to cover the new Sturmey-Archer rotary (pulley) shifting 3-speeds.
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Tagged bicycle, bowden cable, cable, internal-gear, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter
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Damon Rinard pages edited, updated, reformatted
Damon Rinard, who now works for Cannondale, had to turn his Web pages about bicycling over to Sheldon Brown back in 2001 when hired by an earlier employer. Rinard’s pages contain a wealth of information on bicycle design, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aero, aerodynamics, bicycle, carbon, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, Damon, Damon Rinard, frame, framebuilding, Rinard, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Spocalc, wheelbuilding
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Creaks, Clicks and Clunks — and Rubs and Lurches and Rattles
Information has been added to the Creaks, Clicks and Clunks page to help you diagnose several more problems. The page now covers more types of cranks, the noiseless lurches and bumps which occur due to tire damage, chain too wide … Continue reading
Cable-pull adapters update
We do minor updates on an ongoing basis and often don’t announce them. Latest is to the cribsheet on cable-pull adapters.
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Tagged adapter, bicycle, bowden cable, cable, Campagnolo, gearing, Jtek, Microtech, pulley, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano, SRAM
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