Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 2:17:50 PM UTC-5, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE

https://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2015...st-a-lifetime/

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

Mike A Schwab was thinking very hard :
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE

If there was a bicycle heaven, he would be meeting Sheldon now...

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:17:50 PM UTC+1, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE

Well done, Jobst! That was an inspiring life.

Thanks, Mike.

Andre Jute

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 3:17:50 PM UTC-4, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE

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yeah I did Brandt this morning in sci.geo.earthquakes

his doctor told him post bike fall...

your next accident is death

https://goo.gl/9yc3qg

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On 5/6/2015 3:17 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE


A brilliant man.

--
- Frank Krygowski

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 6:45:15 PM UTC-4, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 5/6/2015 3:17 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE


A brilliant man.

--
- Frank Krygowski

thanks Frank

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

Damn.

The tall trees in the forest (Sheldon, Jobst, etc.) are eventually
felled as are we all. I never met Jobst in person but enjoyed many a
lively discussion with him on wreck.bikes and via e-mail. He could be
brilliant, irascible, funny, pig-headed... not infrequently in the same
post. His ride reports were some of the most enjoyable and
inspirational bike reading I have done.

I'm not a believer but if I was, I'd envision him riding in the Alps
again. RIP, Jobst.

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On 06/05/15 21:17, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north...0#.VUpn6U10zyE


That sucks. One of the few people around here I respected. With Jobst
and Sheldon down rbt with be a shallow shadow of it's former self soon.

Jobst Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel, dies at 80.
 

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:13:43 PM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote:
Damn.

The tall trees in the forest (Sheldon, Jobst, etc.) are eventually
felled as are we all. I never met Jobst in person but enjoyed many a
lively discussion with him on wreck.bikes and via e-mail. He could be
brilliant, irascible, funny, pig-headed... not infrequently in the same
post. His ride reports were some of the most enjoyable and
inspirational bike reading I have done.

I'm not a believer but if I was, I'd envision him riding in the Alps
again. RIP, Jobst.

I never met him formally but saw him over at PAB and rode with some of the same people in the '70s -- which, for me, gave him a larger than life persona even before "The Bicycle Wheel" because he was dragging around racers who used to crush me like a bug. We e-mailed, and I even pondered using him as an expert in one of my cases, but that never materialized. With my first post maybe 19 years ago, he ripped me a new one for endorsing tying and soldering (which I used to do a lot). His death underscores the losses we have suffered generally on this NG -- including people who have not died but who have simply moved on, regrettably. You can name the names as well as me.. I miss the real technical discussions and the rigor Jobst applied to the group, demanding that people posted under their own names and refrain from spreading "tribology." He could be a PITA, but he was an important person who legitimized our group. He lived an enviable life and will be missed by many.

-- Jay Beattie.