That is a loss. In the dictionary next to "curmudgeon" is Jobst's photograph.

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"Go yell at an M&M"

Jobst is the guy who taught me to always question the "myth and lore" around cycling equipment.

RIP indeed.

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http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/

Jobst Brandt was indefatigable in precisely answering frequently asked questions and continuously rebutting myth and lore. Few today have the persistence he had. His book inspired my high school senior project, and I used his formula to create spocalc.xls. I'm very grateful to have been in a world he inhabited, and lucky to have met him on occasion.

RIP Jobst.

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Damon Rinard
Engineering Manager,
CSG Road Engineering Department
Cannondale & GT Bicycles
(ex-Cervelo, ex-Trek, ex-Velomax, ex-Kestrel)

DR, an awesome tribute from a guy working in the field still.
me, i'm just a guy who once built a wheel and never did it since. but yes, an awesome book and an awesome contribution to the cycling commmunity. RIP.

Wow. Thanks for letting us know; I hadn't heard. What an incredible loss for the industry - may he rest in peace.

The bike world just got a little dumber... RIP JB

thanks for starting the tribute thread. RIP, Mr. Brandt

RIP Jobst.

I remember an argument on r.b.t between you and Jobst, and how he eventually came around. I was impressed that you were able to hold your ground and explain yourself clearly -- and I was also impressed that he was, above all, someone who could be convinced by evidence. Lots of guys won't reconsider even when the proof is there. That episode raised my respect for both of you.

Rip, book owner here.

Surely he is hanging out with Sheldon Brown now.

This photo of Jobst had an enormous impact on me when I was younger:

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Mark Chandler, Editor In Chief
GRAVELBIKE.com | ride everything

Gravelbike's photo and yours are both awesome bits of cycling history.

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The plural of anecdote is not data. :-)
- Andrew Coggan

RIP. I read his book when starting FLO. Great info for sure.

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Chris Thornham
Co-Founder And Previous Owner Of FLO Cycling

Tis a shame.

Jobst and me were exchanging emails about how to make a bottom bracket power meter and he sort of disappeared. 4 years ago? Found out he'd had a bad cycling accident and stroke and hadn't heard from him since on the forums or anywhere.

Man, Avocet sold a crapton of tires because of that image.

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Chicago Cubs - 2016 WORLD SERIES Champions!!!!

"If ever the time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." - Samuel Adams

So sad to hear this news. I've had the book for, oh, more than 30 years now - that's pretty much how I learned to build wheels.

In later years, once Usenet was invented, Jobst used to post on rec.bicycles.tech. The phrasing was always interesting!

I will hoist a glass to his memory, and better yet to honor the man, "Ride Bike".

remember that on r.b.t also, it was an admirable display of rational argument.

in the Orthodox church tradition, we say of the dead, may their memory be eternal.
As long as we ride bike wheels Jobst's memory will be..

Yet I never understood his stance on bicycle helmets, which seemed entirely based on myth, lore and anecdotal evidence. His attitude that "they don't completely prevent head injuries, so why bother" seemed to defy the logic he brought to his other arguments.

Well...to be fair...we all have our "blind spots". Plus, the actual data on the subject is somewhat equivocal...

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A man to be celebrated. I use his published information and reference his thoughts on bicycle dynamics and shimmy often.
RIP Jobst.

-SD

Outstanding picture!

I have the book too. Its how I learned to build wheels. Not on board with no helmets. I've broke enough of them instead of my melon.

Jobst R.I.P.