Sheldon Brown: 1944-2008
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Last August I wrote about cycle-guru Sheldon Brown. I am sad to report that Sheldon passed away last Sunday. He was 68.
Sheldon was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005, which kept him from cycling since September 2006. He is survived by his wife, Harriet, and their two children, Tova and George.
Here is an excerpt from Wired Magazine on the greatness of Sheldon:
Brown worked as the technical guru and Webmaster for Harris Cyclery in West Newton, Massachusetts. In columns for cycling magazines and in essays on his blog, Brown championed bike technology that he loved - internal hubs, fixed gear bikes (including a fixie tandem) and homebuilt tandems. He gently ridiculed the current marketing rages of the cycling world (carbon fiber, titanium, racing bikes for everyone, etc.) every April 1 with fake new product announcements such as a titanium credit card with holes drilled in it to reduce weight.
Brown’s decidedly non-fancy website was a vital resource for cyclists, rich with hints on how to break in a Brooks leather saddle, technical explanations of the workings of 60 year-old internal hubs, and instructions on how to build a tandem from two old steel bike frames. Brown even lauded Shimano’s much maligned Biopace chain rings (a non-round chain ring once made by Shimano).
Link to sheldonbrown.com
Link to article in Wired
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