Amazing! Harris was one of my local bike shops (RIP), and when I first got into both fixed-gear and Rivendell bikes, I bugged Sheldon for advice many times. I’m so glad his web pages are still extant.
–– Andrew Janjigian website: www.wordloaf.org <http://www.wordloaf.org/> newsletter: newsletter.wordloaf.org <http://newsletter.wordloaf.org/> book: bread baker’s pocket companion <https://shop.andrewjanjigian.com/product/the-bread-baker-s-pocket-companion> twitter/instagram: wordloaf elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/wordloaf <https://linktr.ee/wordloaff> ajanjig...@wordloaf.org <mailto:ajanjig...@wordloaf.org> [he/him/his] > On Aug 28, 2024, at 4:02 PM, Huston <hustonco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nick, > > An excellent score indeed. The provenance is superb. Plus the color, > centerpull/sidepull brake combo, and excellent fender lines. And that gear > chart .... > > Huston > Lexington, KY > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:13:38 AM UTC-4 Nick Shoemaker wrote: >> If ya know, ya know.... >> >> Sheldon was a huge influence in my early descent into bike obsession, and I >> doubt I would be here today as a competent mechanic, former wheelbuilder, >> fixie-converter, Riv-rider, etc, etc. without his incomparable contributions >> to the bicycle community. Sheldon made the world a better place, plain and >> simple! >> >> So imagine my delight when his beautiful orange Ram showed up on ebay a >> couple of months ago and I somehow managed to win the auction! The bike is >> currently an impeccable time capsule, with everything but the tires matching >> the build description on his website. I intend to ride it, and will no doubt >> tinker (Sheldon-style) to try out a few different iterations for fun (fixie? >> 650b conversion? upright/swept-back?). Anyhow, enjoy a few pictures to revel >> in the nostalgia: >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Jn1fwQzemxZKRxt88 >> >> >> PS: I'm sticking with the Bio-Pace... :) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5bb30a40-add6-467c-acdd-58355f6db401n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5bb30a40-add6-467c-acdd-58355f6db401n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3CA313E5-8F56-467B-A97B-2EED8535B358%40gmail.com.
