Sheldon Brown RIP.

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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby kieran » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:46 pm

oh, sad news, originally my source for all things tech for bike repair and building! Will be missed.
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Sylv » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:12 pm

Yes I have used his great chain cleaning method ever since I read it :cry: http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Will » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:16 pm

Very sad news :(

I too followed his chain cleaning instructions religiously at least twice a week
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Elliot M » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:44 pm

oh no! :(
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Ian A4size » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:59 pm

The man was something else!
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Andrew G » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:08 pm

A fixed gear legend. :(
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby -Adam- » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:01 am

Genius though the man was, a little bit extreme completely disassembling the chain to clean it no?!
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:38 am

[quote="-Adam-"]Genius though the man was, a little bit extreme completely disassembling the chain to clean it no?!

Agreed, but the beauty of it is, just like broken bones, it gets stronger each time you reassemble it.
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Ivor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:13 am

Indeed, the separate lubrication for rollers and plates was inspired. "This is the step that makes your chain better than new!" :P Superb.
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Wal » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:14 am

The Oracle of bicycle maintenance, he was imparting sagely advice up until just a few hours before his death:

[url]http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=6103804#post6103804[/url]
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby -Adam- » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:21 pm

[quote="Sylv"][quote="-Adam-"]Genius though the man was, a little bit extreme completely disassembling the chain to clean it no?!

Agreed, but the beauty of it is, just like broken bones, it gets stronger each time you reassemble it.


Really?
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:42 pm

Hey I can consider you not quite being with it at midnight, but now you are pulling our leg :lol:
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Andrew G » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:48 pm

The Bright Side Of MS - What a great outlook he had - [url]http://sheldonbrown.org/ms.html[/url]
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby Paul on the Pearson » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:48 pm

A real shame. A great man, but best of all a great eccentric.
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Re: Sheldon Brown RIP.

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:57 am

Doesn't everyone clean their chains like that :?:
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