Sheldon Brown

Haven’t posted for a long while. I’ve been off the bike for a bit due to family stuff/health etc. I’ll be back with more regular posts soon (and lots of bike updates) but I thought I’d take this opportunity to offer my condolences to Sheldon Browns Family. Sheldon Passed away 3rd Feb 2008, he was without doubt the foremost technical guru on single speeding/fixed gear as well as all other things cycling related. I never met him, but every time I have a cycling related question I’d go to his site and find the answer and I am very grateful to him for making all his knowledge available to the rest of us. If you haven’t already, you should check out his site www.sheldonbrown.com which I hope will continue to be the vital resource that it is. Alternatively to find out more about the man himself check out his wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Brown_(bicycle_mechanic).

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SS & Fixie bikes are IMO the 'punk rock' of cycling - anti gadget, anti gizmo, anti hype. At one with your bike you can really connect with the trail, enjoyment goes up while looking down to see what all the clicking and clunking is goes out the window. Grit your teeth and learn to love the burn in your legs. You'll get caned going down the hills by your gearie mates unless you pedal like a maniac. But apparently after a while you'll be 1st in the pub at the top of the hill and halfway through your first pint before the rest of them crawl in. Hard work but good times!

If you check out the mountain bike wiki, you'll see that single speed bikes:-

"are typically ridden by very fit individuals on mild to moderate cross country terrain".

and

"Some of the latest trends in mountain bikes include the all mountain bike, the 29er and the singlespeed".

So I'm both fit and trendy? If you actually know me you've probably just spat your drink at the the screen or fallen off your chair laughing!

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