RIP Jobst Brandt

[palincss]

Jobst Brandt, a cyclist who in so many ways influenced the bicycle industry during its glory days of the 1980s, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a long illness. He was 80.

On his 76th birthday, Jobst crashed his bike at the Sand Hill Road and Whiskey Hill Road intersection near Woodside during an early morning ride in a dense fog. It was his last bike ride. His serious injuries added to the burden of other health liabilities.

Read more: https://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2015...st-a-lifetime/

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[enr1co]

RIP Jobst- still have your bicycle wheel book that I purchased from Wheelsmith PA.

[pdmtong]

Local icon. RIP.

The writer, ray hosler, i worked with at a now long gone computer company called Tandem.

[guido]

A sad loss. He will be missed.

[mcteague]

He used to be a regular contributor to the newsgroup, remember those?, rec.bicycles.tech. A lot of his comments can be found on Sheldon Brown's site:

http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/

Tim

[MadRocketSci]

RIP. I used to live on Middlefield in PA too, wondering if I ever saw him out on his bike....

That intersection is at the bottom of a long hill and I used to see how fast i could take the corner...i can see how people get injured there esp in low-viz conditions.

[ergott]

I was an rec.bicycles.tech user for a while. RIP Jobst. Still have his book too.

[enr1co]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

Local icon. RIP.

The writer, ray hosler, i worked with at a now long gone computer company called Tandem.

ey P, small silicon valley world- im also Tandem alum 92-96'!

[Ray]

Damn. Seems like I used to hear about Jobst all the time and then I didn't. Wondered what was up - now we know. His well documented dirt road alpine tours/rides were epic and a huge inspiration...

RIP Jobst...

-Ray

[sw3759]

sad to hear that and wondered about his health since hadn't heard about him lately.i too have his book,was about the only thing available that i could find when i first wanted to learn to build my own wheels,years before i found the internet and the rec.bicycles groups and its wealth of tech info.cool photo from the book above.thanks too for posting the article link,palincss

[fiamme red]

https://rayhosler.files.wordpress.co...-rides1980.pdf

It has been remarked that in California you are what you drive. It has been more broadly understood that anything but motorized transport is just not “realistic.” How do Brandt’s co-workers and acquaintances relate to this modern aberrance within their midst, this towering eagle of a man who spurns more conventional modes of transport for two-wheeled vulnerability? “For the most part,” Brandt says, “they don’t even understand, and I don’t bother explaining. How can you explain it? How can the experience of crossing a pass in the Alps by bicycle, all those wildflowers and snowbanks, that air…” Brandt must be forgiven for his conversational quantum leap here. “How can that be explained to anyone?” His enthusiasm is no less contained than his mobility. He is not one to proselytize; the actions of his Alpha speak louder than words. Imminent gas crises, warnings of the New Austerity, are no threat to him.

RIP, Jobst. You were a big inspiration for me.

[Pars]

RIP Jobst.

[DHallerman]

Originally Posted by mcteague

He used to be a regular contributor to the newsgroup, remember those?, rec.bicycles.tech.

I've found our forum -- both in its former Serotta incarnation, and in its current Paceline setup -- to be the most genuine digital sequel to the rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup.

Mr. Brandt would have been at home here, too, I think.

Dave, who remembers many opinionated posts from Jobst Brandt on r.b.t. and found real knowledge there

[54ny77]

wow, rip to an industry icon.