Sheldon Brown

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Sheldon Brown (born July 14, 1944 in Boston , USA ; † February 4, 2008 in the US state of Massachusetts ) was an American bicycle mechanic who became known worldwide due to his diverse publications, primarily on the World Wide Web .

Brown is considered to be the pioneer of Internet publishing. He used this medium very early on to make his extensive technical knowledge of bicycle technology publicly available. In doing so, he followed the open source principle: he made his knowledge available free of charge and expanded his own knowledge through the lively international exchange.

Many collections of knowledge in the field of bicycle technology that are taken for granted today were compiled by Brown and published for the first time: For example, he was the first to compile a comparison table of the different measurement and identification systems for tire sizes. Today there are more extensive tables. He took the necessary measurements himself. Together with Galen Evans and Osman Isvan, he also developed a system for determining and comparing translations . He also created the overviews and comparisons for circuits, their translations and unfolding using his own measurements. Much of his work is still considered a reference today.

Since his publications had a huge impact on the world of cyclists , he was often revered as their guru by many amateur and professional mechanics. In addition to the Boston Globe in his home country, the renowned British newspaper The Guardian also dedicated a detailed obituary to him . His death from a heart attack has been the subject of numerous publications dealing with cycling, and especially in the blogosphere .

After his death became known, memorial rides were organized around the world. The proceeds often went to charitable organizations working to fight multiple sclerosis , which Brown suffered from.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death
  2. ^ Brown, Sheldon: Tire Sizing Systems on Shelden Brown's website
  3. ^ Brown, Sheldon: Gain Ratios on Shelden Brown's website
  4. ^ Matt Seaton: Two wheels online on The Guardian's website , February 7, 2008, accessed October 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Ross Kerber, Homespun wisdom , The Boston Globe, February 8, 2008, accessed online from bosten.com on October 6, 2015
  6. ^ A b Gary Boulanger: Sheldon Brown: 1944-2008, BikeRadar, Bath, England: Future Publishing Limited, February 4, 2008, accessed October 6, 2015
  7. ↑ Blog that collects reports on the commemorative events
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Sheldon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bicycle mechanic and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 2008
Place of death Massachusetts state