Something missing today

[Mike Iglesias]

It's April 1st, and something is missing... The annual ShelBroCo new product
posting. With the passing of Sheldon Brown, a multi-year tradition has
ended. Who can forget the Tork-Grip, Carrababy, or the "Real Man" saddles?
Sheldon always had some goofy product announcement, with an exorbitant
price, to entertain us on April 1st. It was something to look forward to,
at least for me.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the ShelBroCo products that were
announced on April 1st, go here:

http://sheldonbrown.com/humor/index.html

RIP Sheldon...


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[Werehatrack]

On 1 Apr 2008 15:14:27 GMT, iglesias@draco.nac.uci.edu (Mike Iglesias)
may have said:

>It's April 1st, and something is missing... The annual ShelBroCo new product
>posting. With the passing of Sheldon Brown, a multi-year tradition has
>ended. Who can forget the Tork-Grip, Carrababy, or the "Real Man" saddles?
>Sheldon always had some goofy product announcement, with an exorbitant
>price, to entertain us on April 1st. It was something to look forward to,
>at least for me.
>
>For those of you who aren't familiar with the ShelBroCo products that were
>announced on April 1st, go here:
>
>http://sheldonbrown.com/humor/index.html
>
>RIP Sheldon...

Indeed; I knew there would not be an entry this year, and it made me
slow to drop in. I admit that I had entertained the notion of putting
together one of my own...but just couldn't come up with anything that
was worthy. The memory of pranks past will have to serve for now;
perhaps next year one of us may be able to present a suitable faux
product that would be able to honor the memory. It will be hard to
find the equal of the Real Man Saddle and the Tork-Grip. Or even my
personal best to date, Pancake Whiz[1], for that matter.



[1] Not exactly a faux product. Someone at a party was describing a
real product that a friend was using, consisting of pancake batter in
a pressurized can, and I responded with "What, Pancake Whiz?" The
name stuck, at least among that small circle. The real product's name
is "Batter Blaster", which is nearly as silly but not as cheesily
evocative.

I still miss Sheldon's presence.



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[Jean]

"Mike Iglesias" <iglesias@draco.nac.uci.edu> wrote in message
news:fstjgj$pst$1@news.service.uci.edu...
| It's April 1st, and something is missing... The annual ShelBroCo new
product
| posting. With the passing of Sheldon Brown, a multi-year tradition has
| ended. Who can forget the Tork-Grip, Carrababy, or the "Real Man"
saddles?
| Sheldon always had some goofy product announcement, with an exorbitant
| price, to entertain us on April 1st. It was something to look forward
to,
| at least for me.
|
| For those of you who aren't familiar with the ShelBroCo products that
were
| announced on April 1st, go here:
|
| http://sheldonbrown.com/humor/index.html
|
| RIP Sheldon...
|



Yeah, I've been kinda dreading this day. I always looked forward to
Sheldon's latest April 1st "invention", and its absence this year is a
reminder of our biking community's loss.



Jean

[bfd]

On Apr 1, 11:00*am, Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote:
> On 1 Apr 2008 15:14:27 GMT, igles...@draco.nac.uci.edu (Mike Iglesias)
> may have said:
>
> >It's April 1st, and something is missing... The annual ShelBroCo new product
> >posting. *With the passing of Sheldon Brown, a multi-year tradition has
> >ended. *Who can forget the Tork-Grip, Carrababy, or the "Real Man" saddles?
> >Sheldon always had some goofy product announcement, with an exorbitant
> >price, to entertain us on April 1st. *It was something to look forward to,
> >at least for me.
>
> >For those of you who aren't familiar with the ShelBroCo products that were
> >announced on April 1st, go here:
>
> >http://sheldonbrown.com/humor/index.html
>
> >RIP Sheldon...
>
> Indeed; I knew there would not be an entry this year, and it made me
> slow to drop in. *I admit that I had entertained the notion of putting
> together one of my own...but just couldn't come up with anything that
> was worthy. *The memory of pranks past will have to serve for now;
> perhaps next year one of us may be able to present a suitable faux
> product that would be able to honor the memory. *It will be hard to
> find the equal of the Real Man Saddle and the Tork-Grip. *Or even my
> personal best to date, Pancake Whiz[1], for that matter.
>
> [1] *Not exactly a faux product. *Someone at a party was describing a
> real product that a friend was using, consisting of pancake batter in
> a pressurized can, and I responded with "What, Pancake Whiz?" *The
> name stuck, at least among that small circle. *The real product's name
> is "Batter Blaster", which is nearly as silly but not as cheesily
> evocative.
>
> I still miss Sheldon's presence.
>
> --
> My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail.
> Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature.
> Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.

Well, somebody has taken over for Sheldon as they have the *latest* in
wheels:

http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?pageId=2165&contentType=1

[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:25:15 -0700 (PDT), bfd <bfd853@yahoo.com> may
have said:

>http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?pageId=3D2165&contentType=3D1

The link does not work for me.

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[bfd]

On Apr 1, 11:53*am, Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:25:15 -0700 (PDT), bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> may
> have said:
>
> >http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?pageId=3D2165&contentType=3D1
>
> The link does not work for me.
>
> --
> My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail.
> Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature.
> Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.

OK, try this one and click on Road Cycling Revolution!!

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/new.html

[Tim McNamara]

Something big is indeed missing today. April 1 will never quite be the
same. But somebody tried as noted earlier:

http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?pageId=2165&contentType=1

Damn! I miss Sheldon. And so do we all. Best wishes to Harriet,
George and Tova and to all the other folks who knew him.