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.”
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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