Sheldon Brown's Articles

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Post by subsystem » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 10:33 PM UTC

Sheldon Brown's Articles
sheldonbrown.com

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Post by acomjean » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 10:41 PM UTC

One of if not the best resource on all thinks bike. Unfortunately Sheldon passed away a few years back. They have people updating the pages.

Sheldon was married to Harriet Fell, my finite state automata professor. I think she's doing some of the page maintenance.

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Post by jiggy2011 » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 10:44 PM UTC

The author is sadly deceased and while this is a great resource it's worth noting that a lot of the technical stuff on here is not very applicable to newer bicycles which use threadless headsets etc.

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Post by doorhammer » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 10:52 PM UTC

One of the best sources on the net for cycling esoterica. I practically lived on this site when I was putting together and fixing up older bikes.

Especially good information on practical fixed gears and three speed hubs.

Before he passed, I sent an e-mail asking a few questions and Sheldon responded personally, with fairly detailed responses. It was pretty rad.

There's a lot of really useful information on there.

Some of my favorite parts.

The three speed hub with a fixed gear: http://sheldonbrown.com/asc.html

The section on frame fit (semi controversial topic depending on the crowd): http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-sizing.html

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Post by donretag » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 10:59 PM UTC

I'm pretty sure any semi-serious biker knows about Sheldon Brown by now. His site usually tops search results.

I like to use his gear calculator to remind me why I spin out on the top end: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/index.html

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Post by jlgreco » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 11:03 PM UTC

One of the first places that I go whenever I am uncertain when fixing my old bike. Great resource.

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Post by chrislloyd » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 11:15 PM UTC

If you're unsure about Sheldon Brown's authority on bikes this sticker sums it up: http://images.ecdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/31...

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Post by amcnett » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 11:26 PM UTC

Saint Sheldon.

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Post by syncsynchalt » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 11:34 PM UTC

As Always Sheldon Has The Answer

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Post by sbuccini » Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 11:45 PM UTC

chrislloyd wrote: post #7

If you're unsure about Sheldon Brown's authority on bikes this sticker sums it up: http://images.ecdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/31...

Totally picking some of these up. Thanks for this!