Feb
11
Ross Kerber, a journalist for the Boston Globe and fellow cyclist, wrote a nice obituary for Sheldon Brown that ran on Friday the 8th. I provides a good brief biography of the man and has a some fun tid-bits from Sheldon such as the one where he claimed that “Maoists” had purged him from the The Bicycle Repair Collective in Cambridge that he co-founded back in the 70’s.
It’s definitely worth the read and it is very satisfying that a big city paper like the Globe would dedicate the space to this “spine of the industry,” as Richard Fries is quoted as calling him in the piece. A lot of credit goes to Ross for this. I had the pleasure of riding the Tour of Lake Mead with him and a few others at the ‘07 Interbike and he truly is a friend of the industry and just as much of a bike nut as we are.
The article is titled “Homespun Wisdom.”
Comments
One Response to “Sheldon Obituary in the Boston Globe”
Thank you for sharing this article about Sheldon.
This is just one of the reasons why I check in on Interbiketimes.com to get quality bicycle industry info.
Have a good day and keep up the good work.
Binny Bin