& let's all think about organizing a ride for him on his birthday, Bastille Day (July 14), or perhaps April 1st.
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(July 14, 1944 - February 3, 2008)
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28 comments:
Vancouver BC Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride
Friday Feb. 8th @ 5:30pm
Meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery (on the Lions' side, Georgia and Howe)
Clean up your bikes & wear a black armband & ride with us...
Not really a wake, but in Melbourne (Aus), the MS Summer Cycle is on Feb 24. This ride is to help raise $200,000 towards Multiple Sclerosis research.
If you would like to donate or ride, Team Captain Bike has been created to help in one small way, to honour Sheldons memory.
PS: If anyone can help find little eagle figurines for team helmets I'd like to hear from you!
The David Hasselhoff 5 cycling organization is having a Sheldon Brown Memorial ride Wednesday Feb 6 @ 10:30 pm in Cape Girardeau, MO. If you happen to be in the area and are interested, drop me a line.
davidhasselhoff5@yahoo.com
Austin, TX Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride
Sunday Feb. 10th @ 4:00pm
Meet on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge
I saw someone is trying to organize a memorial ride through craiglist in New York City as of 2-6-08: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/564784524.html
Flagpole Toppers aka "panache"
Anyone who wants to go for a Sheldon ride on Saturday the 9th in Dallas, e-mail me directly. whareagle at gmail.com
Sheldon - thanks for everything - you remain an everlasting gift to the sport and the world.
Ride:
http://austin.craigslist.org/bik/564960321.html
Memorial photo posted:
http://austin.craigslist.org/bik/564932578.html
Hollie and MetalCowboy in Portland, OR are getting together an Annual Sheldon Brown Memorial ride for April 1 starting this year. Check out the plans and add suggestions on BikePortland . Hoping others will consider annual rides on April 1.
Paul
Salt Lake City, Utah
Meet at 250 S 1300 E in Salt Lake City between the Market Street Broiler and Einsteins Bagels (see map at http://www.cyclesmithslc.com/
"Instead pouring some out for our homie Sheldon Brown we’re going to travel up City Creek Canyon this Thursday night for our homie Sheldon Brown. Leaving Cyclesmith at 6:30pm. Join us for an hour or two of some good spirited, Sheldon Brown inspired, fat tire fun. It shall be a rolling memorial for a true genius of all things cycling.
"Bring some lights, warm clothing, and prepare for some fun!
"See you there~Big John"
Reno Nevada checking in we have one in works start end at the fort details coming ASAP
Austin, TX Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride
The ride is scheduled for Sunday at 4pm, meeting on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge.
http://austin.craigslist.org/eve/566030600.html
If anyone knows about a memorial ride out on Long Island, NY let me know. I also might be willing to lead one.
Just a thought. I thought it would be nice for anyone participating in one of the memorial rides to take some photos and send them to the family.
that's a lovely idea! i'll take pictures of the vancouver one.
there was some talk of setting up a flickr group photo pool so that everyone can upload photos; if anyone has time to do this please let me know.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. March 2, at the First Unitarian Society in Newton, in West Newton.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/02/08/homepsun_wisdom/?p1=email_to_a_friend
NYC ride is organized! to honor all that Sheldon Brown did- sharing his passion and knowledge- many of us owe our bikes to him in some way.
Meet at North entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn (across from the arch) on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Noon to ride to Coney Island and back via the bike path. Grab your bike, or dust off the one you save for special events and join us...
Asheville, NC will be holding a ride on 2/16. All are welcome, please E-Mail at AaronFPeet@Gmail.com for details.
regarding the NYC ride: please email s_tompkin@yahoo.com for more info/questions/feedback
Here's some discussion from the Touring List:
Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=touring.10802.0203.eml
From: "Kent Peterson"
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:53:22 -0800
Subject: Re: Memorial ride for Sheldon How about 1 April
Andrejs Ozolins wrote:
> My suggestion would be to dedicate our April 1 rides to Sheldon's
> memory and spirit. And I'd urge it to be on that date regardless of
> the day of the week. It seems even more appropriate to show up to work
> on a bike in memory of Sheldon.
John Gorentz added:
> And on that day we could all wear plastic eagles on our helmets to
> signify what it is that we're doing. It might give us an opportunity
> to explain things to other people.
> There's no reason it would have to be the exact same plastic bird that
> Sheldon wore. Be creative -- like Sheldon was.
Kent Peterson also adds:
A couple of thoughts. We are doing this in Seattle. This year April 1st
is a Tuesday. Folks will gather at the Seattle Bikestation at 6:00 PM
and then do a celebratory ride down to Bike Works in Columbia City. Bike
Works will be having one of their regular work parties that evening
where folks work on refurbing and repairing bikes for low income kids.
I've been looking around for a source of eagles for helmets. As near as
I can tell, these guys:
http://www.flagguys.com/ornaments.html
have the same model eagle that graced Sheldon's helmet.
And while I appreciate the sentiments of those who wish to honor
Sheldon's memory by doing an MS ride, I'm not sure that is the tribute
Sheldon would have wished. See his writing here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/thons.html
I'm looking forward to seeing hundreds of cyclists around the globe
riding in celebration of Sheldon's life and work.
Kent "my helmet may have a turtle" Peterson
Issaquah WA USA
http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/
Santa Cruz, CA Memorial Ride.
Friday, February 15, at 6 pm
We plan on meeting at the UCSC Bike Co-op at 6, and riding down to the clock tower at 6:30 where anyone else who wants to ride with us can join.
Try to wear a black armband, and we'll pour out some 40's for Sheldon...
Sheldon was hero to me! He is sorely missed! I have made tribute stickers so everyone can ride with Sheldon always! The response has been overwhelming for these free stickers!!! its great to see how many people loved and respected him! www.bikepunk.com
Sheldon Brown thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!
Ride from Harris Cyclery
March 2nd, 10:45 AM
See Harris Cyclery for details.
Daejeon, South Korea
April 5, 8am. 80km ride around Gyeryeongsan Mountain. Leaves from Chungnam University Main Gate. Follow the event here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9110037335
Fairfax, C.A,
Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride
Sunday March 30th @ 3:00pm
Meet in the parking lot in front of the Java Hut, across the street from the Iron Springs Brewery. Look for the "Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride" sign.
Ride route at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sheldon-Brown-Memorial-Ride-3-30-08
Argh.. the URL for the Fairfax CA ride route got truncated. Here it is AGAIN!
Salem OR, April 1, 2008 @ 6 PM 10 mile ride from Madrona & Fairview Industrial Dr SE. Official Salem Bicycle Club Ride.
I'm planning on doing a Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride on July 14th at 5:30pm. The route map is here: http://tinyurl.com/3v6695
Look for the "Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride" sign.
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