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Tag Archives: sheldonbrown.com
Gear Calculator updated and now also in German
The Sheldon Brown gear calculator is updated and improved: more tire sizes are covered including fatbikes, 29ers, 29+ and monster bikes, and we now have a version in German, as well as French.
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Tagged 29er, 32 inch, 36 inch, 7-speed, 8-speed, 9-speed, bicycle, bicyclette, braquets, calculator, children, cranks, development, Entfaltung, Fahhrad, fatbike, gain, gain ratio, gear inches, gearing, GPS, internal-gear, length, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, vélo
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Remembering Sheldon
“The bicycle on the cover was produced on the Management Graphics Table Top Slidemaking System at Crimson Camera Technical Sales in Boston. A bicycle enthusiast created the image using the tablet menu and cursor tracker. The bicycle is made up … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, computer, graphics, memorial, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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Riding with RidewithGPS
New article on riding with the RideWithGPS app. What you need to know to get started: mounting your phone, keeping it charged, downloading routes, and recording your rides.
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Tagged Android, battery, cyclecomputer, Garmin, generator, GPS, iPhone, kilometer, kilometers, km, measurement, mile, miles, MIO, ReidwithGPS, setting, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Sigma, smartphone, Strava, Sunding, Trek, VDO
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Tools and supplies to work on tires
Article about tools to care for tires and inner tubes (pumps, tire removal and replacement tools, flat-fixing supplies) pulled out of the article on fixing flat tires, which was getting too long, and expanded.
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Tagged bicycle, Continental, Dunlop, inner tube, IRC, Kenda, Presta, ptch kit, pump, pumps, puncture, Rema, Schrader, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sunlite, tire lever, tire levers, tires, tyres, valve, wheel, Woods
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Inner tubes
New article, all about inner tubes: tire fit, the three kinds of valves, pump compatibility, tips and tricks.
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Tagged bicycle, Continental, Dunlop, inner tube, IRC, Kenda, Presta, puncture, Schrader, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sunlite, tires, tyres, valve, wheel, Woods
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Leather saddle repair
A rail on your Brooks leather saddle broke? Our new page lists repair sites around the world. Your repaired saddle will be better than new, because it is broken in. Photo: Simon Firth, of Transport cycles, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, authorized … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged 17, b66, b72, beeswax, berthoud, bicycle, broken, Brooks, copper, foot, gilles, Idéale, leather, Lepper, Lexol, neat, oil, Pro, professional b17, Proofide, rail, repair, Rivet, saddle, saddle soap, saddles, seat, selle anatomica, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Swallow, Swift, team, tension, Velo Orange
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Shimano Rollerbrake page updated
Revisions to the Shimano Rollerbrake page: links to Shimano’s (finally) well-organized compilation of Rollerbrake documentation; information on installing front Rollerbrakes.
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Tagged axle, bicycle, bowden cable, brake, cable, drum brake, hub, maintenance, Nexus, repair, Roilerbrake, shelbroco, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, wheel
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Additions to the Shimano 8-speed IG hub page
Sheldonbrown.com reader Bruce Dance has contributed some helpful information on compatibility — or the lack of it — among different models. Read it on the 8-speed internal-gear hub page .
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Tagged 8-speed, Alfine, bicycle, cassette joint, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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Choosing a bicycle headlight
Just in time for standard-time winter commutes — an article about choosing a headlight for your bicycle!
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Tagged battery, bicycle, candlepower, Dosun, Edelux, generator, headlamp, headlight, LED, lumen, lumens, Schmidt, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Shutter Precision, Son
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Spoking for large hubs, improved
The article on special spoking patterns for use with extra-large hubs (for example, electric bicycle hub motors) has been improved with patterns which avoid twisting the hub shell for two of the hub and rim combinations. The article includes all … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cross, e-bike, electric bike, electrically-assisted bicycle, hub, hub motor, pedelec, rim, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, spoke, spoking, wheel, wheelbuilding
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