| August 29 , 2010 | Rim Brakes John has gathered information from Sheldon's files on cantilever brakes and added new material to create a new lead article on rim brakes and an article about caliper brakes. |
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| August 15 , 2010 | Cyclecomputers Harriet has done some work on reformatting the cyclocomputer calibration files. John has added material on roll-out tests, cyclocomputer math and use of the Global Positioning System. |
| July 31, 2010 | Tool tips John has reviewed, revised and expanded these articles about tools and repair procedures, which Sheldon culled from his early writings. |
| July 28, 2010 | Page templates and style sheets Harriet has created page templates and style sheets for the conversion to XHTML. Noticeable changes will include regularizing of list formats, and control over text column width. See this page, for example. |
| June 14, 2010 | Sturmey-Archer pages updated Sheldon was a serious aficionado of old Sturmey-Archer hubs, but his coverage of the newer ones was spotty. John has updated the Sturmey-Archer section of the site to cover all of the new Sturmey-Archer internal-gear hubs, with links to technical information from numerous sources. |
| May 30, 2010 | Sturmey-Archer SW hub John has fixed broken links, cleaned up formatting and done some minor text editing on this superb article by Brian Hayes about Sturmey Archer's unsuccessful design which attempted to replace the classic AW three-speed -- and how actually to make the SW hub work reliably if you care to take the trouble. |
| May 28, 2010 | Continuing work on the site Harriet is still fixing HTML syntax and upgrading to XHTM -- also adding Google analytics, last-updated scripts, and changing email addresses to links to our feedback/questions page. |
| May 25, 2010 | Substantial additions to internal-gears.html I am reconfiguring this page to live up to its name, which identifies it as the introduction to all of the material on the site about internal-gear hubs. I have now greatly expanded the material on sprocket choice, to describe the best choice of gear range for hubs depending on the number of speeds -- also including information on hybrid gearing. Not all of the pages to which this one needs to link are updated or even exist yet, but work proceeds. I'll first address the Shimano hubs, then Sturmey-Archer and SRAM. The pages on the Shimano 3-speed and 7-speed hubs are now substantially complete -- John |
| May 16, 2010 | At work on internal-gear pages This section of the site is due for a major upgrade and reorganization. Sheldon' root page on internal-gear hubs only covered ones with 7 speeds or more -- and there have been new hubs since his last update. Already done: some updates to the root page, a major update of the Sturmey-Archer page to include hubs currently in production (already out of date according to the 2010 catalog!), and a revision of the page on Shimano three-speed hubs to cover the Shimano Nexus three-speed. My goal is to make sheldonbrown.com a central reference for information on internal-gear hubs, information which is currently strewn around manufacturers' sites and rather hard to find -- John. |
| May 12, 2010 | Continuing work on the site Harriet is fixing HTML syntax and upgrading to XHTML. |
| May 11, 2010 | Obsolete glossary pages fixed When Sheldon split up glossary pages as they grew longer, he kept the older versions online to avoid breaking links to them. But by now, many entries on the current pages have been revised from those on the older pages, and there are many new entries as well. A person surfing from another site to an entry on an older page, then browsing up or down, would never be aware of the new entries. John has stripped down the obsolete pages so they only direct people to the current pages. It's a bit of a "Gordian knot" solution but it avoids maintaining multiple sets of pages, now and forever! |
| May 6, 2010 | Wheelbuilding article substantially expanded John has added information on deep-section rims and on improvised tools so the DIY wheelbuilder can do without a truing stand and dish stick. John also added bits of useful information here and there and several photos. Harriet has checked for broken links, and now all the links work. |
| May 4, 2010 | Teaching kids to ride article revised More information on scooters and on tandeming and on early teaching of traffic skills; photos of kid on tiny trike and on scooter. |
| May 3, 2010 | Glossary checked out A to Z Broken links fixed; a few new entries added; empty entries filled out; spell-checked, HTML-checked, Google ads inserted. Next task with the glossary is to check all the links on the site that point to it. |
| May 1 , 2010 | Continuing work on the site Harriet is fixing broken links in hundreds of files, and posting Google ads. John is working his way through the Glossary, updating information. |
| April 27, 2010 | Daemon builds a bicycle CBC Radio producer Daemon Fairless embraces his DIY side, and discovers a surprising connection along the way. Just scroll down to "Daemon Builds a Bicycle." |
| April 1, 2010 | The Sheldon Brown Bicycle Revival Concours d' Élégance NOW it's your turn to turn the wrench! |