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NEW! "26 Inch" Tires
Do you think "26 inch" is a tire size? It isn't!
New! 650B Wheels
An old tire size reborn...to add versatility to sporty bikes.
April Fool
Have you paid your Gullibility Tax?
  • FasterCard
  • Nanodrive
  • Product W
  • Carrababy
  • Tork-Grip
  • Real MAN Saddles
  • POWerwheels
  • Symmetrispokes
  • Superleggero Bearing Balls
  • Bayonetz Bar Endz
  • Geomagnetic Booster
  • Bike Walk America update
    Autoshift
    Does your bike shift by itself?
    ASC Hubs
    Three-speed fixed gear! No longer available.
    NEW! Bichain Fixed/Free Drivetrain
    Are you really handy? Bruce Ingle's wild drive train.
    Bicycle Links
    My personal bicycle hotlist.
    Biopace
    An unfashionable chainwheel design defended.
    Bottom Bracket Drop Calculator
    Grant Petersen's spreadsheet for calculating pedal cornering clearance.
    Bottom Bracket Sizes
    What size bottom bracket goes with your crank set?
    NEW! Bottom Bracket Spindle Tapers
    Square taper bottom brackets ISO vs. J.I.S.
    Braking and Turning
    Which brake? How to turn?
    Jobst Brandt's FAQ
    A mechanical engineer answers Frequently Asked Questions
    Bridgestone Bicycles
    From the Golden Age of Japanese Bicycles
    Cables
    Tips on cable installation to ensure that your brakes and gears live up to their potential.
    Cannondale Headshock Service
    Service guide by Nigel Pickard.
    Cantilever Adjustment
    A practical guide to adjusting cantilever brakes.
    Cantilever Boss Fixture
    Install your own cantilever brake bosses.
    Cantilever Geometry
    A technical analysis of how to fine-tune your cantilever brakes for best performance.
    Capreo-Shimano's system for small wheels
    9-tooth sprockets help provide decent high gears with small wheels.
    Carapace Completed Umber
    Humorous postings by my evil twin.
    Cassette Hubs
    The modern solution for rear hubs.
    Centurion Bicycles
    Feature article by Ashley Wright
    Chain Life Extension
    A new technique for extending chain/sprocket life on simple chain drives.
    Chain Line
    It's time to go straight.
    Chain Maintenance
    Make your chain run smoother, last longer and shift better.
    Chicago Schwinns
    The indestructible bikes from Chicago.
    Coaster Brakes
    Coster, or "back-pedalling" brakes.
    Color Coding Your Tools
    Increase order and efficiency in your work area by color coding your tools.
    Computer/Net Links
    A page of links about computers, the Internet and the Web.
    Cone Adjustment
    Procedures and tools for adjusting wheel bearings.
    Cottered Cranks
    Older bikes used cotter (wedge) pins to hold the cranks on.
    Cranks
    Crank length and other crank issues.
    NEW! Creaks, Clicks & Clunks
    ...and things that go "bump" on your bike.
    New! Cribsheets
    Printer-friendly data tables with useful dimensions of:
  • Bottom Brackets
  • Chainline
  • Cranks/Chainrings
  • Cyclecomputers
  • Handlebars/Stems
  • Headsets
  • Metric Conversions
  • Spacing
  • Tire Sizes
    Cyclecomputer Calibration Chart
    Calibration numbers for all cyclecomputers.
    Cyclecomputer Installation
    Tips on installing cyclecomputers.
    Cyclecomputer Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting and repair of cyclecomputers.
    Cyclist Inferiority
    Attitude? Phobia? Complex? Superstition?
    by John Forester
    Derailer
    Why I spell it that way.
    Derailer Adjustment
    How to adjust your derailers.
    NEW! Derailers-Front
    What you need to know to select an appropriate front derailer.
    Dura-Ace Interchangeability
    Older Shimano Dura-Ace parts aren't all compatible with newer equipment.
    Dynohubs
    Electrical generators built into the wheel hub.
  • English/French
    Bicycle Dictionary
    Le Vélo-Dictionnaire
    New!English/Spanish
    Bicycle Dictionary
    Spanish/English Bicycle Dictionary
    English 3 Speeds
    Useful tips on servicing these classic bikes.
    Evil Bicycles
    A Satanic conspiracy exposed!
    Europe 75
    Stories and photos of my first trip to Europe, 1975
    Europe 89
    I lived in France for a year, 1988-89
    Fixed Gear for the Road
    Lots of information for people who know that Coasting Is A Pernicious Habit!
    Fixed Gear Conversions
    The nuts and bolts of converting to fixed gear
    Fixed Gear on the Cheap
    Tom Deakins on the cheapest way to go fixed.
    Fixed Gear and Knee Health
    Is fixed-gear riding beneficial to your knees? by Charles Renner
    Fixed Gear Testimonials
    If you don't believe me when I tell you how much fun fixed-gear riding is, read this.
    Flat Tires
    What every cyclist should know about flat tires.
    Forging, Casting & CNC Machining
    Jeff del Papa explains the differences, pros & cons.
    Frame Materials
    Cutting through the myths and folklore.
    Frame Sizing
    Revisionist theory on bicycle fitting. Read this before you buy a new bike!
    Frame Spacing
    Want to put modern gears on an older frame? Spread it!
    France Cycling
    Advice and links for cyclists on touring in FranceBy:
  • Jim Balter
  • Sheldon Brown
  • Thomas Cook, 1908
  • Edward Lipman
  • Robin Reid
  • Judee & Art Wickersham
  • Karen Zukor
    French bicycles
    Repair, restoration, maintenance and history of French bicycles.
    Freewheels
    Removal and service.
    NEW! Front Derailers
    What you need to know to select an appropriate front derailer.
    Gain Ratios
    A new system for designating bicycle gear ratios.
    Gear Calculator
    An online calculator for Gain Ratios, gear inches, metric development.
    Old! Gear Calculation with the Slide rule
    Sometimes a 400 year old instrument is faster than a computer. Geeks only.
    Gear Shifting
    An introduction to using derailer gears.
    Gear Theory
    Thoughts on gear spacing/range issues.
    Sheldon Brown's
    Bicycle Glossary
    An huge compendium of bicycle terms, specifications, information, and opinion.
    Hands Up! Raising your Handlebars
    How to get your handlebars higher (or lower) for more comfort.
    NEW! Headsets
    Different stem/headset systems explained.
    History of Electric Lighting
    by Marty Goodman
    Home-made drop bolts
    New brakes on old frames.
    Humor
    Bicyle silliness
    Inside the Varsity
    Marc Muller reveals the technology of the Chicago Schwinns.
    R.T.Jansen 1979 Catalogue
    French-style custom touring bikes, made in New Hampshire
    Japanese Bicycles
    The 1980s were the Golden Age of Japanese bikes in the U.S..
    Jobst Brandt's FAQ
    A mechanical engineer answers Frequently Asked Questions
    Lambert/Viscount Bicycles
    by Tim McNamara. Lambert and Viscount bicycles of the 1970's, and the death fork.
    Leather Saddles
    Oldies but goodies. Why you want one, how to maintain it.
    Lock Strategy
    Keeping your bike safe, without a ton of hardware.
    Tim MacNamara
    Bicycle fiction from Minnesota
    Mismatched Rims/Hubs
    Building wheels when the hub has more spoke holes than the rim.
    The Myth of K.O.P.S.
    Keith Bontrager debunks an old fitting theory.
    One-Piece Cranks
    The technology of older American-made bikes.
    Pain and Bicycling
    Riding a bicycle shouldn't hurt!
    NEW! Paris Brest Paris on Fixed Gear
    by Emily O'Brien p
    Physically-Separated Bike Lanes
    Tom Revay explains why these are a Bad Idea.
    NEW! Gene Portuesi's Cyclopedia
    A Blast from the Past!
    Québec
    Je me souviens
  • Quick-release Skewers
    Good ones vs. Bad ones.
    Raleigh 3-speeds
    For the collector/restorer.
    Raleigh Interchangeability
    Putting new parts on your old Nottingham Raleigh
    Recumbents
    Four types. Article from 1992
    RetroRaleighs.com
    Classic Raleigh Headquarters
    New! Rim Sizing
    Measuring your rim to determine what size tire you need.
    Damon Rinard's Tech Pages
    Damon Rinard's technical pages are now hosted by Harris Cyclery.
    Why Reflectors Don't Work
    Common sense from John Schubert about Lights and Reflectors.
    Saddles
    A comfortable tush.
    Schwinn Fillet-Brazed Lightweights
    Mark Rother on these little known jewels from the Chicago days.
    New! Screensaver/Desktop Images
    Bicycle images for your computer screen
    Seatpost Size Database
    What size seatpost fits what what frame?
    If you know, tell me...If you don't know, the answer may be here!
    New! Selling Your Old Bike
    Don't throw it away, it could be worth real money.
    Seven-Speed Hubs
    Gear ratios and other info on 7-speed rear hubs from Shimano, SRAM/Sachs and Sturmey-Archer.
    Shimano Cassettes
    How to get the gears you want, whether Shimano likes it or not!.
    Shimano 1973 Dura-Ace Catalogue
    Shimano 1982 Catalogue
    Shimano Dura-Ace Issues
    Older Shimano Dura-Ace parts aren't all compatible with newer equipment.
    Shimano Mega 7 Freewheels
    Shimano re-invents the thread-on freewheel.
    Shimano Nexus Hubs-Tech
    How to remove/re-install the wheel, adjustment.
    Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hub
    Official Service Manual
    Tom Shaddox
    Tandem fiction.
    Singlespeed Mountain Bikes
    One speed is all you need!
    New! Skewers
    Good ones vs. Bad ones.
    Old! Slide Rules & Gears
    Sometimes a slide rule is faster than a calculator!
    Spam
    Learning to deal with spam by using email filters.
    Spanish/English
    Bicycle Dictionary
    English/Spanish Bicycle Dictionary
    NEW! Speeds-Interchangeability
    When does an "n-speed" doohickey work with
    an "n+1-speed" frammis?
    Standing
    When should you stand up?
    Starting and Stopping
    Are you doing it right?
    Sturmey-Archer Hubs
    The greatest name in planetary gear systems.
    Sturmey-Archer 1935-38
    Catalogue images from 1935 and 1938.
    Sturmey-Archer 50 Years
    Sturmey-Archer History, 1952
    Straightening Chainwheels
    Bent chainwheels can sometimes be straightened.
    Stuck Seatposts
    Seatpost frozen into your frame? click here!
    The Soul of a Pedicab Chauffeur
    Carl Etiner writes from Oslo.
    Tandems
    A primer for new tandemists.
  • Tandem Brakes
  • Cheap U.S. Tandems
  • Tandems and Kids
  • Tandem Mountain Bikes
  • Home-Built Tandems
  • Tandem Synch Chains

    Teaching Children To Cycle
    Strategies for teaching your little ones to ride.
    Tires
    Everything you need to know about bicycle tires.
    Tyres
    Everything you need to know about bicycle tyres.
    Tire Rotation
    Should you do it?
    Tire Sizing
    Tire size designations demystified.
    Tool Tips:
  • Adjustable Wrenches
  • Nutdrivers
  • Cone Wrenches
  • Cottered Crank Tools
  • Cotterless Crank Tools
  • Bottom Bracket Cup Tools
  • Bottom Bracket Adjustment
  • Taps
    Touring in Europe
    Charles Hansen's tips for planning a European tour.
    Upgrading Older Bicycles
    A work in progress...
    VAR Tools from France
    A blast from the past, early '80s VAR tools catalogue scans.
    Vintage Bicycle Price Guide
    by Mike Kone of Bicycle Classics.
    Wheelbuilding
    Build your own wheels!
    Mixed Hubs/rims
    Perverse wheelbuilding! Mixed spoke drillings.
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