Assuming that he really lost 60 pounds as the result of changing nothing else in his life but going on the, admittedly rubbish and unhealthy, Atkins diet, it's awfully hard to fault him for being excited about it.
--- john wagnitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sheldon Brown was very knowledgeable. I will miss > his > witty commentary and sage bicycling advice. > > Unfortunately, he was also a big fan of the Atkins > diet and was an enthusiastic promoter of this sham. > > Ride your bike and eat your vegetables! > > > http://sheldonbrown.com/org/brown/index.html > > http://sheldonbrown.com/org/brown/index.html > > In the early '90s I switched to Scott AT-4 mountain > bike bars, with DiaCompe SS5 brake levers, in an > attempt to make this bike (which was originally > built > for speed, not for comfort) more comfortable. That > was > an improvement, but I found that I only rarely rode > it, mainly because I was no longer happy reaching > down > to the down-tube shift levers. (This partly has to > do > with getting old and stiff and fat...I was up to 270 > pounds or so for a while. Since then I've lost about > 60 pounds thanks to the Atkins Diet...) The latest > incarnation of this bike is the most radical yet! As > of May, 2004, It now has two, count 'em, two sets of > handlebars! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Martin Lund > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:20 AM > To: BikiesSubmissions > Subject: [Bikies] Sheldon Brown > > Some of you may have already heard the news... > > Venerable bicycle mechanic Sheldon Brown passed away > on Sunday following a massive heart attack. He > leaves > behind his loving family, a tremendous network of > friends and colleagues and a staggering wealth of > curated information and opinions on bicycles and > bicycle mechanicry. He shall be missed. > > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/ > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
