Tag Archives: Shimano

Citi Bike and Lyft recall

Posted on April 16, 2019 by jsallen

Citi Bike (New York City’s bike share system), also other bike share systems and the Lyft ride-share company, are recalling hundreds of electrically-assisted bicycles as of April 16, 2019, see this blog post. The brakes shown in the photo here … 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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Repair of Shimano STI brake/shift levers

Posted on April 26, 2009 by jsallen

The performance of one of my Shimano RSX 7-speed drop-bar brake/shift levers slowly deteriorated, requiring multiple clicks for each downshift. Someone at a bike shop once told me “they never work”. I just lived with the problem until the lever … Continue reading →

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