The Eagle Has Landed

Sheldon would have been 73 today.

Sheldon on horseback -- briefly

Sheldon on horseback — briefly


On November 3, 2003 Sheldon explored another mode of transportation. This was his first time riding a horse, Walter, a large (17 hands) 9-year old draft cross. Sheldon insisted on riding in shorts and on using his bike helmet with eagle on top instead of the usual required gear. Out on the trail, all went well until Walter started trotting on a downhill. Sheldon lost his seat and fell off in the grass. One of the other riders who came to help Sheldon noticed his helmet and said, “The eagle has landed …. ” Sheldon stuck with bicycles after that.

Sheldon died on February 4, 2008. Walter is living in the Midwest as a beloved family horse.

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More about stuck seatposts

More details on removing a stuck seatpost. Reader Andrew Livingston has refined the information Matt Duff sent us on using caustic soda to dissolve (yes, dissolve!) a stuck aluminum seatpost in a steel frame.

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Shimano Alfine 11-speed page update

Continuing our updates of Shimano internal-gear hub pages, we have now updated our page about Shimano Alfine 11-speed hubs.

Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub

Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub

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Shimano 3-speed hubs

We have updated our page about Shimano 3-speed hubs. Shimano redid its Web site and broke all the links to technical information. We have repaired the damage and added a few more links, tips and tricks as well.

Shimano Nexus SG-3D55 3-speed hub.

Shimano Nexus SG-3D55 3-speed hub

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RideWithoutGPS

Just Say No to GPS!

Just Say No to GPS!

Technology can just get to be too much. Do you lose valuable riding time fiddling with your phone or GPS device? Bet you do. The battery will run out, sooner or later. On some unfamiliar backroad. Off-roading deep in the forest. Navigating a thicket of congested urban streets.

It’s time to get back to basics with ShelBroCo RidewithoutGPS, the Navigation System That will Never Let You Down. Buy your ShelBroCo RideWithoutGPS kit Now and never worry about getting lost again!

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Inner tubes

New information has been added in our article about inner tubes on how to check for installation problems which could lead to failure of an inner tube.

Failed inner tube

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More updates to the Raleigh Twenty page

More additions to the Raleigh Twenty article: how to attach fenders and the rear rack.

Raleigh Twenty rear fender attachment

Raleigh Twenty rear fender attachment

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Unthreaded bottom-bracket update

Ashtabula bottom bracket

Ashtabula bottom bracket

Major update to the unthreaded bottom bracket cribsheet: several additional ones covered, broken links repaired. yes, everything from Ashtabula one-piece crank BBs (as shown in the photo) to the Klein Team Super to eccentrics for tandems.

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LED headlight update

Additions to the page about LED headlights — lots of new information, about why lights which are well-designed for nighttime use can be good as daytime running lights, but some that are impressive in daylight don’t do so well at night; about ultra-cheap lights, how to make them pay for themselves adn which kind is preferable; installation and adjustment.

A pair of ultra-cheap bicycle lights

A pair of ultra-cheap bicycle lights

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Sheldon’s Journal and an anniversary

A selfie of Sheldon from 1971

A selfie of Sheldon from 1971

Sheldon started keeping an online journal on November 8, 1998. He posted synopses of his thoughts and activities, comments on books, films, TV shows, and music both live and recorded. He wrote his final note on the day he died, February 4, 2008, 9 years ago. The first page, from 1998, links back to a “1975 Retrospective,” which links in turn to a “1971 Retrospective.’

He used the photo here in the 1971 retrospective — a selfie — from 1971. Sheldon was way ahead of the crowd with selfies!

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