WSJ has fixie article mentioning Sheldon's site

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!

"Internet Newsgroups On-Topic Havens For Good Manners and Sound
Advice"

Cheers,

Carl Fogel