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Old July 8th 06, 06:55 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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The Friday, July 7, Wall Street Journal has a 9-column piece on fixies
below the fold of its Weekend Journal section, "Look Ma, No Brakes,"
by Hannah Karp.

Regrettably, it's not available free on the internet (maybe later?),
but many posters might want to peek at a copy in the library,
hospital, airport, dumpster, or wherever else their subscription
arrives, in order to enjoy quarreling with the article

One paragraph must be quoted:

"The danger doesn't stop ewhen the bike does. Fixed-gear owners can
injure themselves when the bike is elevated on a repair stand. In
contrast with standard models, with chains that stop spinning if
somehting is caught in them, the chains and pedals oon fixies keep
moving as long as the wheel is turning, even if something gets stuck
in the works. Sites including fixedgeargallery.com, cycelicio.us, and

www.Sheldonbrown.com

contain tales of stuck digits, even pictures of severed fingers."

Karp means the page below. Do not scroll down if you dislike pictures
of recently severed fingertips, some reattached, some not.

http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#danger

Once again, Sheldon Brown points--er, leads the way! If the WSJ
mentions his site, surely they must be contemplating a flattering
piece on the collective wisdom of RBT!

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Old July 8th 06, 12:26 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default WSJ has fixie article mentioning Sheldon's site

In article ,
wrote:

snip

Once again, Sheldon Brown points--er, leads the way!


The number of hits sheldonbrown.com generates must be astronomical.
Cycling enthusiasts I've met over the years, during casual
conversations, almost invariably broach Sheldon's site as the
preeminent cycling resource on the WWW.

His affiliation with Harris Cyclery notwithstanding, I've often
wondered how Sheldon resists the obvious temptation to profit from his
considerable efforts through selling adverts. No doubt the site's
renown must've generated interest from advertisers.

But how tactless to enquire of Sheldon himself! I wouldn't expect the
man to condescend to respond to such impertinence directly anyway;
replying obliquely through his collection of signatures is more in
accordance with his sense of style.

If the WSJ
mentions his site, surely they must be contemplating a flattering
piece on the collective wisdom of RBT!


Wasn't that tribute already published in the WSJ's OBIT section?

Luke
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Old July 8th 06, 12:26 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Luke
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Default WSJ has fixie article mentioning Sheldon's site

In article ,
wrote:

snip

Once again, Sheldon Brown points--er, leads the way!


The number of hits sheldonbrown.com generates must be astronomical.
Cycling enthusiasts I've met over the years, during casual
conversations, almost invariably broach Sheldon's site as the
preeminent cycling resource on the WWW.

His affiliation with Harris Cyclery notwithstanding, I've often
wondered how Sheldon resists the obvious temptation to profit from his
considerable efforts through selling adverts. No doubt the site's
renown must've generated interest from advertisers.

But how tactless to enquire of Sheldon himself! I wouldn't expect the
man to condescend to respond to such impertinence directly anyway;
replying obliquely through his collection of signatures is more in
accordance with his sense of style.

If the WSJ
mentions his site, surely they must be contemplating a flattering
piece on the collective wisdom of RBT!


Wasn't that tribute already published in the WSJ's OBIT section?

Luke
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Old July 8th 06, 01:32 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Ron Hardin
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Default WSJ has fixie article mentioning Sheldon's site

Luke wrote:
Once again, Sheldon Brown points--er, leads the way!


The number of hits sheldonbrown.com generates must be astronomical.


We'll have to ask, but when I used to send letters to the WSJ editor in
the 70s and 80s, and they printed one, zero letters and phone calls
resulted. Websites may be more attractive, but mere national exposure
doesn't do it alone.

I had the format down pretty well at the end, and got a lot of letters
printed. Working an editor is an art.

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On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Old July 8th 06, 01:32 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Luke wrote:
Once again, Sheldon Brown points--er, leads the way!


The number of hits sheldonbrown.com generates must be astronomical.


We'll have to ask, but when I used to send letters to the WSJ editor in
the 70s and 80s, and they printed one, zero letters and phone calls
resulted. Websites may be more attractive, but mere national exposure
doesn't do it alone.

I had the format down pretty well at the end, and got a lot of letters
printed. Working an editor is an art.

--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Old July 8th 06, 07:13 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default WSJ has fixie article mentioning Sheldon's site

Carl Fogel Wrote:

The Friday, July 7, Wall Street Journal has a 9-column piece on fixies
below the fold of its Weekend Journal section, "Look Ma, No Brakes,"
by Hannah Karp.

One paragraph must be quoted:


"The danger doesn't stop ewhen the bike does. Fixed-gear owners can
injure themselves when the bike is elevated on a repair stand. In
contrast with standard models, with chains that stop spinning if
somehting is caught in them, the chains and pedals oon fixies keep
moving as long as the wheel is turning, even if something gets stuck
in the works. Sites including fixedgeargallery.com, cycelicio.us, and

www.Sheldonbrown.com

contain tales of stuck digits, even pictures of severed fingers."


The reporter had contacted me by email, then interviewed me on the
phone, but, as I feared aftter talking to her, she seemed fixated on
the finger snippage issue as the central "hook" of her piece, wich is
unfortunate.

Luke wrote:

The number of hits sheldonbrown.com generates must be astronomical.
Cycling enthusiasts I've met over the years, during casual
conversations, almost invariably broach Sheldon's site as the
preeminent cycling resource on the WWW.


Aw, shucks...I don't like to brag--actually that's not true, I LOVE to
brag, so here are my latest stats:

Report: Summary - www.sheldonbrown.com
Date Range: 07/01/2006 - 07/07/2006

Total Sessions 120,038.00
Total Pageviews 408,703.00
Total Hits 3,038,567.00
Total Bytes Transferred 46.68 GB

Average Sessions Per Day 17,148.29
Average Pageviews Per Day 58,386.14
Average Hits Per Day 434,081.00
Average Bytes Transferred Per Day 6.67 GB

Average Pageviews Per Session 3.40
Average Hits Per Session 25.31
Average Bytes Per Session 407.80 KB
Average Length of Session 00:05:55

Sheldon "The Internet Been Berry, Berry Good To Me" Brown
+----------------------------------------+
| Missing my daily Amanda Congdon Fix |
+----------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

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Old July 8th 06, 07:49 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 8 Jul 2006 11:13:24 -0700, "Captain Bike"
wrote:

Average Pageviews Per Day 58,386.14


Whoa.

JT


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Old July 8th 06, 11:20 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:55:21 -0600, wrote:

One paragraph must be quoted:

"The danger doesn't stop when the bike does. Fixed-gear owners can
injure themselves when the bike is elevated on a repair stand. In
contrast with standard models, with chains that stop spinning if
somehting is caught in them, the chains and pedals oon fixies keep
moving as long as the wheel is turning, even if something gets stuck
in the works. Sites including fixedgeargallery.com, cycelicio.us, and
www.Sheldonbrown.com contain tales of stuck digits, even pictures of
severed fingers."


IIANM, a fixed-gear bike would violate the safety regs at most of the
refineries that I used to visit when I was in the forklift business.


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Old July 9th 06, 12:35 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Captain Bike wrote:


Aw, shucks...I don't like to brag--actually that's not true, I LOVE to
brag, so here are my latest stats:

People constantly wonder what they can do to be a success. Being
excellent at what others are at best good at works every time.

-paul
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Old July 9th 06, 01:27 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Werehatrack wrote:

IIANM, a fixed-gear bike would violate the safety regs at most of the
refineries that I used to visit when I was in the forklift business.


Another example of how short-sighted big-brothered
safety regulations have killed off the uniquely American
(if uniquely misguided) fixed-gear bicycle-forklift industry.

 




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