Yeah, I converted my classic to drops and did a few other changes so that it basically matches my road bike geometry. It's heavy, but still rides wonderfully. Actually, it's not all *that* heavy for steel...but with panniers, it feels like a smooth tank.
My guess is that Sheldon's site probably hasn't been updated with new Terry info because of his illness and then death. Harris Cyclery is still listed as a dealer on the Terry site, so I'm sure they still carry them. Though, I had to buy mine online - no dealers within 500 miles of me back when I bought it.
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04-24-2009, 03:01 PM #1
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04-24-2009, 03:58 PM #2
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Sheldon's GONE? OMG, when did that happen? I'm pretty sure I talked to him just before I bought the Madeleine.
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What happened? I can't believe he's gone. I was just thinking, too, its got the place where you can't be sure who's still around and who isn't. I was just wondering what ever happened to Jobst Brandt (a rec.bicycles regular), and that I was glad Sheldon at least was still around.By charity, goodness, restraint, and self-control men and woman alike can store up a well-hidden treasure -- a treasure which cannot be given to others and which robbers cannot steal. A wise person should do good. That is the treasure that cannot be lost.
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04-24-2009, 04:05 PM #3
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He had MS, or an MS like illness. He documented it all on his blog. Indeed it is sad. He sold me my titanium isis, and also advised me on how to convert my steel isis to a travel bike that I mentioned in the other thread.
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04-24-2009, 05:01 PM #4
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OMG, I'm really sad now!
I went and looked for his blog, and found his Wikipedia entry. His last blog entry was on Feb 3, 2008 - apparently just before he had a heart attack and died.
He helped me so much when I was trying to get the old almost-fits Trek 420 to, well, fit better. He's the one I went to for the small hands levers; he's the one who carried that Japanese seat with the cutout back when that was a really hard item to find; he's the one who patiently explained to me how to replace my stem and handlebars, including remounting the hoods and the brake levers and how to wrap tape. He's the one I got all the parts I needed from because my LBS wanted to make me put a LONGER stem on there, not a shorter one, and thought it was stupid to put narrower handlebars on (and anything else I was trying to do to make the thing they sold me fit). A longer seat post.
Nothing would have made that bike actually fit, but with Sheldon's help, I got it closer than should have been possible.
Dang! Dang dang dang!
By charity, goodness, restraint, and self-control men and woman alike can store up a well-hidden treasure -- a treasure which cannot be given to others and which robbers cannot steal. A wise person should do good. That is the treasure that cannot be lost.
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