Homespun wisdom
Beloved Newton bike-shop mechanic, cyber-sage Sheldon Brown will be missed
To his legion of local customers, Sheldon Brown was an outgoing Newton bike-shop mechanic who could fix just about anything on wheels. To a worldwide readership, Brown was a sage in cyberspace, using his widely read Web pages to hold forth on everything from the merits of leather saddles to the care of old English three-speed hubs. (Full article: 812 words)
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