http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: If you like Sheldon Brown... en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:41:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351669 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:19:48 +0000 SRD 351669@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/updated-sheldon-browns-website-continue-284033?" rel="nofollow">https://road.cc/content/news/updated-sheldon-browns-website-continue-284033?</a></p> <p>Sheldon Brown’s website to continue despite bike shop where he worked closing down </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351556 Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:59:02 +0000 jss 351556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sheldon also provided a wealth of information on vintage film cameras like the wonderful Rolleiflex twin lens reflexes<br /> He worked as a camera repairer for several years concurrently with his cycle work after he impressed the owner of the business by resurrecting a functional camera from a bag of discarded bits intended for the trash can<br /> A man of many parts </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351555 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:31:20 +0000 nobrakes 351555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, I hope it stays online. I have spent way more time than I should have playing with the gear calculator. Gained the confidence to true my own wheels via Sheldon too. Now have a truing stand! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351552 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:39:13 +0000 chdot 351552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>RB &amp; SB excellent - but in different ways. </p> <p>The SB site has technical info/advice/specs it’s hard to find elsewhere (some of it is nowhere else!)</p> <p>If your interest is retro, you’ll also like -</p> <p><a href="http://velobase.com" rel="nofollow">http://velobase.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.disraeligears.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.disraeligears.co.uk</a> (made in Edinburgh!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351551 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:40:55 +0000 nobrakes 351551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I’m ok. I still have a copy of Richard’s bicycle maintenance book somewhere. I don’t have the jumper to go with it though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-351549 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:17:37 +0000 chdot 351549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/concerns-over-future-sheldon-browns-website-284033" rel="nofollow">https://road.cc/content/news/concerns-over-future-sheldon-browns-website-284033</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5253#post-56133 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:50 +0000 Cyclingmollie 56133@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>...you might also like <a href="http://davesbikeblog.squarespace.com/">Dave Moulton's website</a>. Lots of interesting stuff from a veteran framebuilder and cyclist. </p>