Jobst Brandt
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 Jobst Brandt (front) in 2008 | |
| Born | January 14, 1935 New York City |
| Died | May 5, 2015 (aged 80) |
| Notable work | The Bicycle Wheel |
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Jobst Brandt (January 14, 1935 – May 5, 2015) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, bicycle enthusiast, educator, and author.
Early life
Brandt was born in New York City, where his father, the German-born agricultural economist Karl Brandt, was a professor at the New School for Social Research.[1][2] The family moved to Palo Alto in 1938. Jobst Brandt studied mechanical engineering at Stanford University, graduating in 1958.[3] After two years of military service in the US Army Corps of Engineers, stationed near Frankfurt, Germany, he found employment at Porsche.[4] His subsequent employers included Hewlett Packard, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Avocet, a bicycle accessories brand.[5] At Avocet, he was involved in the development of a cyclocomputer (patent 6,134,508), touring shoes (patent 4,547,983), and a high-performance bicycle tire, and published The Bicycle Wheel, a unique treatise on wheelbuilding which became a best-seller.
Legacy
From the late 1980s until the early/mid 2000s, the era of the Usenet newsgroup, Jobst Brandt was a prolific contributor to rec.bicycles.tech and other public forums.[6][7] His authoritative explanations and incisive, sometimes tart opinions on bicycle technology, as well as the detailed descriptions of his inspiring bike holidays in the Alps[8] and epic one-day rides in the Santa Cruz Mountains,[9] brought him a wide readership among avid bicyclists well beyond the Bay Area, in the nascent online community.
References
- ^ "Jobst Brandt : My Interviews". Ron George. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jobst Brandt from Palo Alto in 1940 Census District 43-38". archives.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Beijing by the Bay: POISED BETWEEN PALO ALTO AND THE FOOTHILLS, STANFORD'S MADCAP BIKE SCENE HAS SPUN ITS OWN CULTURAL REVOLUTION". Stanford Today. January 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jobst Brandt : Part IV". Ron George (cozybeehive.blogspot.com). Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jobst Brandt, cyclist, inventor, author and industry gadfly, dies at 80". Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Articles by Jobst Brandt
- ^ "Bicycles".
- ^ Alps 2001 - Olaf Brandt
- ^ Coast Range Slide Show
External links
- The Bicycle Wheel book by Jobst Brandt, published by Avocet
- Archive of rec.bicycles.tech postings, mostly authored by Jobst Brandt
- Accumulating altimeter with ascent/descent accumulation thresholds, US patent # 5058427 A
- Cycling Legend Jobst Brandt Passes Away, by Matt Phillips, Bicycling magazine
- Tom Ritchey: A Tribute to Jobst, Ritchey Design Current News, Friday, May 22nd, 2015
- Frequently Asked Questions about Bicycles and Bicycling
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