Category Archives: gearing

Some observations about bike-share bikes

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jsallen

I recently spent several hours riding in Montreal with a companion who was using the Bixi bike-share bicycles. These are similar if not identical to others being deployed in North American cities. I have some experience riding a Hubway bicycle … Continue reading →

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Audible warnings

Posted on March 24, 2010 by jsallen

Some jurisdictions require a bicyclist to have an audible warning device, commonly a bell or horn. My bicycle has an audible warning device. Well, actually, I have only one warning device which I move to whatever bicycle I happen to … Continue reading →

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Drive ratios of bicycle hub gears

Posted on October 21, 2009 by jsallen

My examination of drive ratios of the SRAM S7 hub has led to examination of other hub gears. I now have information on a very large number of hubs posted online in a Web version of a Microsoft Excel workbook … Continue reading →

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Very old Sturmey-Archer hub – made in USA?

Posted on October 17, 2009 by jsallen

I hold in my hand a piece of history. Some fortunate cyclist rode the hub shown below nearly a century ago. It turned up in the basement bike parts stash of my good friend, the late Sheldon Brown. These hubs … Continue reading →

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