Monthly Archives: January 2010

Coming Soon: TA Cyclotouriste Cranks 165mm

By kevin | Published: January 28, 2010
We recently found a decent sized stash of new old stock TA tandem captain’s cranks. On a tandem, the front cranks have pedal threads opposite those of a normal crank set, great if you want to set up a tandem with a left timing chain, not so great if you don’t have the stoker [...]
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Online Cantilever Mechanical Advantage Calculator

By kevin | Published: January 13, 2010
Benno Belhumeur has just posted this excellent cantilever mechanical advantage calculator, hosted by Circle A Cycles of Providence, RI. The accompanying paper discusses how different cantilever geometries change the way brake setup should be approached, and the effect that geometry changes have on mechanical advantage. I’ve got a lot of bikes to measure… Thanks to [...]
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