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« on: February 04, 2008, 08:57:04 PM » |
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RIP Sheldon Brown.
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Rico
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2008, 09:27:36 PM » |
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When did this happen?
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I found this:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html
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« Last Edit: February 04, 2008, 09:35:27 PM by RicoCPA »
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You must let nothing deter you in your quest for ALL.....No, ALL!
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Chuck U
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2008, 10:15:23 PM » |
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Yep, sad. I've been keeping track of his health blog since he started having the MS related issues, but this is a shock. I learned so much I know about bikes from his website.
If the scale of which this news has hit every bike forum on the web, I'd say I'm not the only one.
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2008, 09:02:48 AM » |
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Here is a link to his health blog if anyone was interested in reading it.
http://sheldonbrown.org/journal/health.html
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2008, 11:22:44 AM » |
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Must've happend on the 4th. There was an entry in his journal for Feb 3rd...
That's very sudden. And very sad.
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2008, 12:08:30 PM » |
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sounds like he was a great person, may his wheels forever roll on thebig mountain in the sky!
K
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We ride one speed. Full.
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2008, 11:04:34 PM » |
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He along with John Barnett and Calvin Jones have done alot for helping cyclists understand the how and the why of their machines. Vaya con Dios Sheldon.
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On the day you were judged by the funhouse cast
And I will rejoice in your fall from grace
With a cane to the sky like 'None shall pass.'
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2008, 11:30:24 PM » |
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I actually have Sheldon to thank for helping me build 5 wheels. He has awesome wheel building instructions on that website. The wheels are still going strong!
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Mmmmmmmm, post ride beers
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2008, 09:13:50 AM » |
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Has anyone ever met him? His website could def. use a tune up, I wonder who's taking care of it now? Maybe I could host it for his estate for nothing.
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"and this guy gave me a ride
I said this industrial waste sure stinks
he said he likes that smell
'cause that's the smell of money
i said "well, mister money stinks, too."
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2008, 09:35:21 AM » |
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That's an awesome idea, Chris. I'm sure his family would appreciate it, unless they already have made some plans and provisions, or the shop from which he worked and hosts his site now will continue doing so.
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2008, 11:53:30 AM » |
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Has anyone ever met him? His website could def. use a tune up, I wonder who's taking care of it now? Maybe I could host it for his estate for nothing.
It's tied in with Harris Cyclery so I'm sure they will continue to maintain it. Also I'm pretty sure the site design was Sheldon's so I'm sure they'll want to keep it that way. There always was something nice about the minimalistic, information-packed, HTML 1.0 aspect of his site though... 
-pete
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2008, 11:57:31 AM » |
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Yeah 1.0 is very publicly tangible as far as creating it, almost anyone can create those types of pages so it has a very personalized feel for the author. 2.0 requires a lot more knowledge of css. I'm sure harris cycle will keep it going.
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"and this guy gave me a ride
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'cause that's the smell of money
i said "well, mister money stinks, too."
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2008, 11:54:02 PM » |
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I didn't know anything about him but if you every build up a singlespeed and need some info you are bound to stumble into his site. He created a great resource and shared his enthusiasm with everyone.
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