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Tag Archives: carbon fiber
Steel frame repair
Aluminum, titanium and carbon-fiber frames are fashionable, and generally lighter than steel frames. But if you are on a bicycle tour to a remote area, the ability of any small-town welder to perform an ugly but functional repair on a … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminum, bicycle, carbon, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, composite, frame, maintenance, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, steel, titanium
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More about stuck seatposts
More details on removing a stuck seatpost. Reader Andrew Livingston has refined the information Matt Duff sent us on using caustic soda to dissolve (yes, dissolve!) a stuck aluminum seatpost in a steel frame.
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Tagged aluminum, bicycle, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, caustic soda, corroded, lye, rusted, seatpost, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, steel, stuck
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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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Framebuilder information from Damon Rinard
Another Rinard article updated: his page of links to information, sources of materials and software for amateur frame builders.
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Tagged adhesive, alloy, aluminum, bicycle, braze, brazing, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, composite, corrosion, Damon, Damon Rinard, durability, EFBe, fatigue, frame, glue, lugs, materials, Rinard, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, steel, suppliers, testing, titanium, weld, welding
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Damon’s do-it-yourself carbon-fiber bicycle frame
Damon Rinard built a carbon-fiber bicycle frame in his garage! And we have just updated his pages describing how he did it, including sources for materials and tools. He points out that it’s actually much easier to build a carbon … Continue reading
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Tagged adhesive, aluminum, bicycle, carbon, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, composite, corrosion, Damon, Damon Rinard, fatigue, frame, glue, lugs, materials, Rinard, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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Emergency frame repairs
Headed out on tour where you could be 100 miles or more from the nearest bicycle shop? Or do you just want to know the principles of bicycle frame alignment? We have an article for you.
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Tagged align, alignment, alloy, aluminum, bicycle, carbon, carbon fiber, frame, lugged, maintenance, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, steel, straighten, titanium, welded, welding
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Refinishing bicycle frames
New article on refinishing bicycle frames. How much of the work does it make sense to do yourself? With a steel frame, there are several good answers, depending on available time, your workspace, and how much the appearance of the … Continue reading
