I won’t be there (I’m in Astoria, New York), but maybe some of you near Boston can turn out. From http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/memorialride.html Hello All, As many already know, there will be a Memorial Service for Sheldon this coming Sunday, March 2 at 1:30pm. It will be at the First Unitarian Society of Newton, across the street…
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I was reading P. Lynn Miller’s blog and learned of the recent death of Sheldon Brown. He’s had a rough year or so. Sheldon did more for the biking world, especially the web biking world, than anybody. Like many, I learned a lot about bikes and fixing bikes from his website. In terms of specific…
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I just learned that Sheldon Brown has a bad-case muscular disease. Perhaps a particularly bad kind of M.S. (and even the good cases aren’t great). At some point, he’s inspired a whole lot of people on bikes. And anybody who has ever put wrench to bike has looked at his web site, the first source…
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My friend Jim in San Francisco needs a new bike and doesn’t want to build one himself. Can you blame him? I can’t, especially because his old bike got stolen from outside his house… after I rode it last. And, I hope and assume, locked it with his bad cable lock. My only fear was…
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The Screamin’ Salmon has news look! Of course almost nobody reading this knows the old look. But let me tell you about the Screamin’ Salmon. This bike was originally built and named in Boston by my friend Ryan Tacy. It was also ridden by John Gertsen. I underpaid one of them (I think Tacy) back…
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“Cold setting” (AKA bending) the frame. This is where I bend the frame so that it can fit a rear hub as big as the one I’ve bought (which is 132mm long between the locknuts). Have I done this before? Of course not. An astute reader may wonder how I know what the hell I’m…
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This is the freshly laced front wheel. I love the curvy spoke pattern. It’s only curvy because the spokes haven’t been tightened yet. After they’re tightened, they’ll straighten out and look more normal. Bicycle wheels are amazing things. I’ve actually built a few wheels before. It’s considered relatively advanced. I find it amazing to take…
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So I bought the hub and started looking on e-bay for a frame. I wanted a used steel frame. I don’t like aluminum frames because they’re too stiff. Steel gives, and riding a steel bike is comfortable. Steel bikes are also prettier. Steel bikes also last longer. I’m all for choice in bikes. I respect…
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It’s not that I don’t have better things to do, but I decided to build Zora a bicycle. I’ve never done this before. There are reasons. Her bike needs repairs. Her bike is too big for her. Her chain is slipping. Her brakes are cheap. She can’t shift except with great effort. And if she…
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