Harris Cyclery Closing - Associated With Sheldon Brown
06-27-21, 01:48 PM
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Harris Cyclery Closing - Associated With Sheldon Brown
Just read that Harris Cyclery in Newton, MA is closing permanently after almost 70 years in operation - the well known author and bike mechanic extraordinaire Sheldon Brown worked there until his death in 2008 - apparently his website will continue to operate under the guidance of his widow and another person - the details going forward aren't clear at this point .
06-27-21, 02:20 PM
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Correct. There have been several different threads here on this subject already. Not sure what there is left to add at this point.
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06-27-21, 03:07 PM
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06-27-21, 06:21 PM
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I found out this morning when I noticed the "Reports of the demise of this Web site are greatly exaggerated!" line at the bottom of a Sheldon Brown page. However, I didn't start a new thread as a search pulled up an already established thread here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...y-closing.html
I wonder if there is still a way to have a thread appear in multiple sub forums? While this isn't as significant as Sheldon's passing (hard to believe that was over a decade ago, it feels like not that long), it is definitely a sad day for the community.
I've seen updates from John Allen on some of the articles, but don't know the specifics of who is running it these days.
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...y-closing.html
I wonder if there is still a way to have a thread appear in multiple sub forums? While this isn't as significant as Sheldon's passing (hard to believe that was over a decade ago, it feels like not that long), it is definitely a sad day for the community.
I've seen updates from John Allen on some of the articles, but don't know the specifics of who is running it these days.
06-28-21, 05:31 AM
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Shelbyfv , I type in bold to compensate for diminishing eye sight and it certainly wasn't obvious to me that the news had been already posted to this forum - our daughter lives in Newton, Ma and has gone to Harris Cyclery many times - I posted in the Mechanics sub forum because Sheldon is referenced at the beginning .
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06-28-21, 01:10 PM
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https://outspokencyclist.com/?powerp...w=3334-podcast
Diane had a nice interview with Sheldon's wife on her recent podcast - they discuss the website. Mérite une écoute
Diane had a nice interview with Sheldon's wife on her recent podcast - they discuss the website. Mérite une écoute
