bike mechanics

Here are a couple of interesting local cycling news items from today's papers.

Sheldon Brown, a great man, a cycling enthusiast, bike mechanic extraordinaire, and a great resource of cycling information, has died of a massive heart attack, as reported on his bike shop's website, Harris Cyclery.

At the risk of being considered a snob or a lackey of local bike retailers, and their encouragement of sturdy new bicycles, I'd like to point out the truth of this Guardian article: people are riding around crappy Canadian Tire bikes with broken brakes not so much because they are lazy or cheap but because these

We have all probably done some work on our bikes where we turned to the person beside us and said "This bike is now officially pimped." Or not. Either way, this video is good to watch. You won't be a certified bike mechanic afterwards, but you might get some nice ideas.

So I've had Tino's copy of Richard Ballantine's soon to be released "City Cycling" for a week and a day now, just long enough to furrow the collective brow of the iBikeTO bloggers, who can't wait to get their SynLube

The Community Bicycle Network introduces mechanic classes for beginners. The classes are taught by experienced mechanics and provide an intimate, focused, learning environment. Learning some basics about your bike saves you money in the long run when you can change your own tube or adjust your brakes.

Dates: Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 9pm, weekly, beginning August 15th
Cost: $30 (including any deposit)

Part One of a series on bicycle maintenance videos. Like this one a lot. From Australia.

From a monthly maintenance tip by Chris Brunson, a Head Mechanic of the New York City Recycle-a-Bicycle non-profit organization. Take note all you bike repair neophytes!

Regarding your tire inflation:

CBN is looking for nominations for the board plus announcing a general meeting, July 9th. If you want to help out CBN with a vision of educating and getting recycled bikes out on the road, please consider running for the board or volunteering!

From the CBN website:

Call for Nominations to the CBN Advisory Board