Tag Archives: Sheldon Brown

Inner tubes

Posted on March 1, 2017 by John

New information has been added in our article about inner tubes on how to check for installation problems which could lead to failure of an inner tube.

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More updates to the Raleigh Twenty page

Posted on February 24, 2017 by John

More additions to the Raleigh Twenty article: how to attach fenders and the rear rack.

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Unthreaded bottom-bracket update

Posted on February 16, 2017 by John

Major update to the unthreaded bottom bracket cribsheet: several additional ones covered, broken links repaired. yes, everything from Ashtabula one-piece crank BBs (as shown in the photo) to the Klein Team Super to eccentrics for tandems.

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Sheldon’s Journal and an anniversary

Posted on February 3, 2017 by John

Sheldon started keeping an online journal on November 8, 1998. He posted synopses of his thoughts and activities, comments on books, films, TV shows, and music both live and recorded. He wrote his final note on the day he died, … Continue reading →

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Update on direct-pull brakes (“V brakes”)

Posted on January 31, 2017 by John

Sheldonbrown.com makes a point of providing information which is hard to find elsewhere and which will help keep older bicycles working like new — or better. Shimano Parallel-Push V-brakes have a very nice feature in that the brake shoes approach … Continue reading →

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Raleigh Twenty page expanded

Posted on January 19, 2017 by John

Our page about Raleigh Twenty bicycles has been expanded with two new sections, about the hinge and the rear rack. Find out why the humble and disdained Pletscher rear rack works great on a Twenty, and how to make a … Continue reading →

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New coverage of Shimano 3-speed

Posted on January 6, 2017 by John

The Shimano 3-speed hub page has been updated with coverage of the SG-3R75 pulley-shifting hub including drive ratios. The gear calculator pages also have been updated.

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Spocalc spoke calculator and Web page updated

Posted on December 29, 2016 by John

Update to Damon Rinard’s Spocalc Spoke calculator — new advice on fatbikes and hub motors, more spoke calculators for mobile devices added to the list at the bottom of the page, correction of a minor math error (display of bracing … Continue reading →

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Fatbike frame spacing

Posted on December 20, 2016 by John

Thanks to reader Rick Paulos, we now have information on overlocknut distances for fatbikes. We have added this to our page on frame spacing . Save Save

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Major update to Shimano 8-speed IG hub page

Posted on December 3, 2016 by John

Our page about Shimano 8-speed internal-gear hubs now includes information on the new hub models. The table listing hubs has a new column indicating which cassette joint or motor unit works with each hub, and which hubs have interchangeable internal … Continue reading →

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