Tag Archives: wheel

Spoking patterns for large hubs

Posted on August 20, 2014 by John

New article on spoke patterns which avoid excessive spoke angles with large hubs such as electrically-assisted bike hub motors.

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Measuring hub and rim for spoke-length calculation

Posted on July 30, 2014 by John

New page on how to measure a hub and rim to get the numbers to enter into a spoke-length calculator.

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which tire fits which rim?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by John

Major revision of the page on rim sizing to determine what tires will fit

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Jobst Brandt pages updated

Posted on May 12, 2014 by John

Harriet has reorganized the Jobst Brandt pages — formatting for easier reading, placing them into categories and in sequence, fixed broken links. Brandt’s trenchant comments demolish a number of bicycling myths, and bring an engineering perspective to issues of mechanical … Continue reading →

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Rollerbrakes article expanded

Posted on November 9, 2013 by John

Major additions to the article on Shimano Rollerbrakes — advanced instruction on maintenance, more advice about when these brakes are most suitable.

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On-road Wheel Repairs

Posted on August 2, 2013 by John

John has written an article that just might get you rolling again.

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On-Road Repairs

Posted on June 28, 2013 by John

John has added a new article about on-road repairs and the on-road toolkit.

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Fixed articles fixed!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by John

Fixed articles fixed! Sheldon kept an older version of his fixed-gear articles online so as not to break Web links from other sites. These articles are now updated to the same content as the newer version.

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Addition to wheelbuilding page

Posted on November 26, 2011 by John

New information in the wheelbuilding page about removing the bend from spokes where they exit the hub flange…

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Tires/Tyres

Posted on April 9, 2011 by John

John has done minor editing on tires.html and its British English clone.

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