Damn. Rider off! It happens to us all but somehow when it’s the larger-than-life characters it’s a shock, even though Jobst had been ill for several years following his severe accident on his last bike ride. I enjoyed many a spirited discussion on rec.bicycles.tech and in e-mails with him over 15-20 years, although I never met him in person. rec.bikes hasn’t been the same since Jobst was no longer able to post (although there are others reasons for that too, such as the slow death of Usenet).
50 years of bike touring in the Alps, the famous Sunday morning “Jobst rides” in the Bay Area, rides in the Sierras… Jobst’s bike stories inspired me to go out and look for a little adventure on my bike, including the best bike vacation I have ever taken- my own tour of the Alps in 2002. Here’s 20 of his reports: http://www.trentobike.org/byauthor/JobstBrandt.html and some Jobst ride reports: http://home.comcast.net/~rayhosler/bayareabikerides/rides/past_rides.htm Requiescat in pace! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
