Feb. 06, 2008



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Hump day links

  • » I didn't think Bike Snob NYC had a sentimental bone in his body, but Sheldon Brown always did bring out the good in people. Naz Hamid (Half Acre) has a graphical tribute on his blog, one of thousands of tributes available on the Web, most along the lines of "I owe my bike to Sheldon Brown."

  • » The Rivendell Reader had a long interview with Brown in 2001. Interesting fact: His wife's first words to him were, "Oh, you're riding fixed-gear!"* And here is Brown's last post to Bike Forums, one of 2,302 he made over the past six years, in which within 30 minutes of it being asked he answers a question about threading an obscure freewheel. Cycling this week lost a giant.

  • » Looking for new trainer fodder? Netflix not keeping up with your insane base mileage? Cyclofile has cyclocross DVDs on sale. (Thanks, Keith.)

  • » This summer's Bike the Drive will be a part of the American Diabetes Asosciation's Tour de Cure, and Geneva will host a fundraising ride on June 7.

  • » Oh, Magnus!

  • » Blush. (Some people will say anything for a link.)

* Uninteresting fact: My first words to my girlfriend were, "Are those carbon wheels?"


Comments

BSNYC absolutely nailed it. No one in our world of cycling is not aware of Sheldon Brown. He's the closest person to you that you never met. Every time I shared that news with someone there was never the question of "Who?" Everyone with a passion for cycling knew who he was and not a single soul could feel anything but terrible about it.

For what it's worth, I'm sure thousands of people would love to be able to thank him just once. I would certainly be on that list.

Posted by: Jeff at Feb. 6, 2008 06:40 PM


His tips for beginners were vital to me at several stages in my cycling evolution...especially when I first tackled commuting and the do-it-yourself stuff. For all the people that said I was crazy/nuts/stupid/gee-did-you-ride-in-today/get-the-hell-out-of-the-road there was always Sheldon Brown.

Go well.

Posted by: brian at Feb. 7, 2008 10:35 AM