Comments on: The Passing of Eugene Sloane http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jacek rudowski http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-26610 jacek rudowski Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:14:13 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-26610 yes, this was a wonderful book,like many others it helped me to start doing my own work. while there was a gear chart in the book eugene sloane did not explain how to design gearing, that had to wait for frank berto. since no one knew anything about gearing back then i worked out many gear charts & stumbled onto half step before frank wrote about it. indeed, i went to a triple crankset in 1970, many people told me my bike was the first 15 speed they saw. i lost the ability to balance on a diamond frame a few years ago so last year i bought a 54 speed greenspeed gto with jacek designed gearing, i bought the custom cluster from harris cyclery & the 67 tooth chainring from highpath engineneering in wales. since john allen did the revision for the second edition of glenns there are several photos of me in the traffic sense segment. yes, this was a wonderful book,like many others it helped me to start doing my own work. while there was a gear chart in the book eugene sloane did not explain how to design gearing, that had to wait for frank berto. since no one knew anything about gearing back then i worked out many gear charts & stumbled onto half step before frank wrote about it. indeed, i went to a triple crankset in 1970, many people told me my bike was the first 15 speed they saw. i lost the ability to balance on a diamond frame a few years ago so last year i bought a 54 speed greenspeed gto with jacek designed gearing, i bought the custom cluster from harris cyclery & the 67 tooth chainring from highpath engineneering in wales. since john allen did the revision for the second edition of glenns there are several photos of me in the traffic sense segment.

]]> By: Allan W. Traphagan http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-11634 Allan W. Traphagan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:35:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-11634 I still have his book. The complete book of Bicycling,and I still read it daily since it was published. He will be missed greatly...Allan W. Traphagan I still have his book. The complete book of Bicycling,and I still read it daily since it was published. He will be missed greatly…Allan W. Traphagan

]]> By: Theo Patterson http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-10202 Theo Patterson Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:51:30 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-10202 Really sad news. I hadn't heard from Gene for quite a while and just by chance decided to Google his name. Gene was quite an influence on my and my involvement in the bike industry. I helped him on a couple of his books providing photos and some editing work on his two mtn bike books and his last "complete book". I also worked with Gene on several of his Expert Witness for bike accident cases. I feel bad for not having kept up. He will be missed and remain a treasured memory. Really sad news. I hadn’t heard from Gene for quite a while and just by chance decided to Google his name. Gene was quite an influence on my and my involvement in the bike industry. I helped him on a couple of his books providing photos and some editing work on his two mtn bike books and his last “complete book”. I also worked with Gene on several of his Expert Witness for bike accident cases. I feel bad for not having kept up. He will be missed and remain a treasured memory.

]]> By: Frank Warner http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-9634 Frank Warner Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:19:56 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-9634 I still refer to his book from the early seventies. The book is stained, dog eared and marked in; but, I contine to refer to it for information when dealing with my vintage bikes from the early seventies. I even went out and bought the little gas stove that is shown in one of his camping pictures and continue to use it almost forty years later. He will certainly be missed! I still refer to his book from the early seventies. The book is stained, dog eared and marked in; but, I contine to refer to it for information when dealing with my vintage bikes from the early seventies.
I even went out and bought the little gas stove that is shown in one of his camping pictures and continue to use it almost forty years later.

He will certainly be missed!

]]> By: Garth http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-8734 Garth Mon, 11 May 2009 20:20:30 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-8734 This was my first book on cycling as a kid..... and I still refer back to it today. It influenced me enough that I never bought into indexed shifting.... or cassette hubs for that matter. Moderate to big chainrings.... wide freewheels and half-step gears..... that's what I ride to this day. If it isn't broke, don't even go there. The passing of Eugene.... a time to celebrate his life for sure! -Cheers to you Eugene! This was my first book on cycling as a kid….. and I still refer back to it today. It influenced me enough that I never bought into indexed shifting…. or cassette hubs for that matter. Moderate to big chainrings…. wide freewheels and half-step gears….. that’s what I ride to this day. If it isn’t broke, don’t even go there.

The passing of Eugene…. a time to celebrate his life for sure!

-Cheers to you Eugene!

]]> By: Eugene Pizzo http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-8590 Eugene Pizzo Sat, 02 May 2009 15:26:28 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-8590 When there was no equivalent available you had two choices take your bike to a bike mechanic or purchase the mechanics tome directly from Campagnolo or Shimano for several hundred dollars, then Sloane's Maintenance Manual came out and finally in superb detail and exacting explanation Sloane described how to do everything and anything in fixing a bike. I still have my copy smeared with grease throughout. He will be missed by amateur bike mechanics everywhere. I just wish he had come out with an updated version after 1980. When there was no equivalent available you had two choices take your bike to a bike mechanic or purchase the mechanics tome directly from Campagnolo or Shimano for several hundred dollars, then Sloane’s Maintenance Manual came out and finally in superb detail and exacting explanation Sloane described how to do everything and anything in fixing a bike. I still have my copy smeared with grease throughout. He will be missed by amateur bike mechanics everywhere. I just wish he had come out with an updated version after 1980.

]]> By: spencer http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-8561 spencer Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:57:06 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-8561 I am reading the book now, fantastic! it is the 1970 version, still very applicable and I definatley got a lot of inspiration from it I am reading the book now, fantastic! it is the 1970 version, still very applicable and I definatley got a lot of inspiration from it

]]> By: Jack Francis http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Jack Francis Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:05:16 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-2240 I still have his Guide to Bicycling from the mid-seventies. Many an hour spent reading it as a youth. I still have his Guide to Bicycling from the mid-seventies. Many an hour spent reading it as a youth.

]]> By: Stephannie http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 Stephannie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:27:15 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-2232 As his grand daughter I will miss his smile and silly jokes. I beleive I was his biggest fan as a child knowing my very own grandpa was an author. Especially being that he even put a picture of 7 year old me in one of his books. It fills my heart with joy to read the stories on line of his inspiration to others. Thank you all for sharing. As his grand daughter I will miss his smile and silly jokes. I beleive I was his biggest fan as a child knowing my very own grandpa was an author. Especially being that he even put a picture of 7 year old me in one of his books. It fills my heart with joy to read the stories on line of his inspiration to others. Thank you all for sharing.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Ghost Rider Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:57:13 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/the-passing-of-eugene-sloane/#comment-2161 Eugene Sloan's repair guide was the first bike maintenance book I added to my collection -- I think it was 1987 or '88. Great stuff...I'm sorry to hear of his passing! Eugene Sloan’s repair guide was the first bike maintenance book I added to my collection — I think it was 1987 or ‘88. Great stuff…I’m sorry to hear of his passing!

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