Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)" in English language version.
Sheldon Brown, who could explain the intricacies of 40-year-old Sturmey Archer hubs with the same patient clarity with which he would explain suspension or integrated shifters, died from a sudden heart attack Sunday night.
Sheldon Brown, the human encyclopedia of bicycling knowledge and a famous employee of Harris Cyclery in Massachusetts, died of a massive heart attack Sunday evening, February 3.
Brown, Sheldon "Fixed Gear Bicycles for the Road." Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Information ... "Single Speed Conversions."
To a worldwide readership, Brown was a sage in cyberspace.
John Allen, a nationally recognized bicycling expert who helped found the Cambridge Bicycle Committee.
Bike-tech wizard Sheldon Brown died of a heart attack on Sunday. He was 63.
Nobody said it better than the late Sheldon Brown in his eloquent description of the geometry that determines the leverage ratio of cantilever brakes
As for getting the tension exactly right, you can't improve on Sheldon Brown on this one.
Maintained the most prolific online bike encyclopedia since 1997
Unfortunately, due to health problems, I have not been able to ride bicycles since early September, 2006.
Although I am well known to have no sense of humor whatever, my alter ego, Carapace Completed Umber, is silly enough for both of us. This page collects some of his postings to various bicycle-related newsgroups.
Our family lived in France for the 1988-89 school year, in Chevreuse, a small village 30 km southwest of Paris. We loved the place and the people, and we miss them very much.
Copyright © 2005, 2008, 2012 Harris Cyclery
Damon Rinard maintained and hosted the Rinard Tech Pages up until May, 2001, when a change in employment made it impractical for him to continue. Since this site is too good to be allowed to disappear from the Web, Harris Cyclery is now hosting it, with Damon's permission and cooperation.
Chain maintenance is one of the most controversial aspects of bicycle mechanics.
One of the oldest and most highly respected cycling organizations in the world is the 125 year old Cyclists Touring Club. I'm very, very proud that they have voted to issue a Certificate of Commendation to me for my Website and other Internet activities.
I haven't been able to ride a bike since early September, 2006 though I can still ride my Greenspeed trike, very slowly.
Why then, is there so much controversy surrounding chains? For such a (seemingly) black-and-white topic, there is an astounding amount of perceived 'chain black magic'. How do they work? Why do they break? What's the proper way to lube a chain – wax, oil plus additives, sewing machine oil, or something else entirely?
His knowledge of bicycles ... was encyclopedic
Brown worked as the technical guru and Webmaster for Harris Cyclery in West Newton, Massachusetts.
