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Tag Archives: sheldonbrown
Shimano 3-speed hubs
We have updated our page about Shimano 3-speed hubs. Shimano redid its Web site and broke all the links to technical information. We have repaired the damage and added a few more links, tips and tricks as well.
Posted in Updates
Tagged bicycle, coaster brake, gearing, hub, internal, internal-gear, maintenance, Nexus, planetary, repair, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano
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RideWithoutGPS
Technology can just get to be too much. Do you lose valuable riding time fiddling with your phone or GPS device? Bet you do. The battery will run out, sooner or later. On some unfamiliar backroad. Off-roading deep in the … Continue reading
Posted in New pages
Tagged Android, April, April 1, April Fool, Garmin, GPS, iPhone, MIO, RidewithGPS, RidewithGPS.com, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, smartphone, Strava
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Inner tubes
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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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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More updates to the Raleigh Twenty page
More additions to the Raleigh Twenty article: how to attach fenders and the rear rack.
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Tagged bicycle, fender, maintenance, rack, Raleigh, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Twenty
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Unthreaded bottom-bracket update
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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Tagged Ashtabula, BB386EVO, BB83, BB86, BB90, BB92, BB95, BBRight, bicycle, bottom bracket, eccentric, Fat Chance, FSA, Gary Fisher, Hollowtech, Isis, Klein, OPC, PF30 BB30, Phil wood, Raceface, Ritchey, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shimano, Specialized, Thun
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LED headlight update
Additions to the page about LED headlights — lots of new information, about why lights which are well-designed for nighttime use can be good as daytime running lights, but some that are impressive in daylight don’t do so well at … Continue reading
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Tagged battery, bicycle, generator, GPS, headlights, illumination, lamps, LED, light-emitting diode, lighting, lights, shelbroco, Sheldon, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com
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Sheldon’s Journal and an anniversary
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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Tagged bicycle, blog, journal, music, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, theater
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Update on direct-pull brakes (“V brakes”)
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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Tagged bicycle, brake, cable, cantilever, direct pull, lever, noodle, parallel push, QR, quick release, removal, replacement, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, V brake
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Raleigh Twenty page expanded
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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Tagged 8-speed, bicycle, drop bolt, gearing, gears, hinge, hinge key, hub, internal, internal-gear, Pletscher, rack, Raleigh, Raleigh Twenty, shelbroco, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, Sturmey-Archer, suspension, Twenty
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New coverage of Shimano 3-speed
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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Tagged 3-speed, bicycle, cassette joint, coaster brake, disc brake, hub, internal-gear, Nexus, Rollerbrake, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, sheldonbrown, sheldonbrown.com, shifter, shimano
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