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Stuck seatposts
John has added information on yet another way to remove a stuck seatpost — dissolving it using a strong chemical.…
GoPro HD Helmet Hero camera
John’s review of this popular camera is still a work in progress (no pictures yet) but is ready enough to make public.
Flats
John has made a few revisions to Sheldon’s page on flat tires. More to come…
New search function
Google shut down the search function that our site had been doing for years, to prevent spammers from using it. We have replaced it with a different function, which works. This is not yet in place on all pages — patience, please!
Page updates
John has updated chains.html, with some added thoughts about chain cleaning, and more pictures; also leather.html, with a couple of comments from readers about leather treatments; k7.html and k8.shtml to reflect changes in product availability.
Bike swap in Brookline August 20
There will be a big bike swap and flea market at the Larz Andersen estate in Brookline, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Details are here. Sheldonbrown.com will be there, again selling off items from Sheldon’s collection.
Sheldon’s Adventure Cyclist articles
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.
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!
