Category:Essays and Fiction

This category collects the articles of the section "Bicycle Essays and Fiction" of sheldonbrown.com. The list below follows the overview page; entries that link to sheldonbrown.com have not been mirrored yet. All articles in this category are listed automatically at the bottom of the page.

Essays

Can I just have a bit more air in these tyres? — by Geoff Husband

So what determines the 'ideal' tyre pressure?

The Bright Side of MS — by Sheldon Brown

Multiple Sclerosis is a major inconvenience, but has its good points too!

"Thons" Reconsidered — by Sheldon Brown

Are charity rides a good thing for cycling? I don't think so!

Fixed-gear Testimonials — Coasting Is Bad!

Considering a fixed gear? Read testimonials from happy cyclists who've already become converts!

The Soul of a Pedicab Chauffeur — by Carl Etnier

An essay on the life of a cyclist who lays it all on the line.

Cyclist Inferiority — by John Forester

Attitude? Phobia? Complex? Superstition?

Fiction

Tandem Fiction by Tom Shaddox — Tandem Whimsy

Short fiction and satire by Tom Shaddox, from the The Tandem@Hobbes email list email list.

Audacious! by Tom Shaddox — A classic Moulton takes on Paris-Brest-Paris

A fifteen chapter fictional short story written for the subscribers of the Moulton list.

Fiction by Tim McNamara — Cycling on the Northern Frontier

Road and Track cycling among the Caribou in Minnesota. Some of these stories were previously on the late, lamented, FixedGearFever site.