Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Even while he was still alive. I once posted that something on his site wasn't correct. He posted back that I was right and that his site was so large that he couldn't keep it updated.
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Many years ago, Sheldon and I had a disagreement on usenet. He said that my idea of doing half-step chainrings "would_not_work" because the gap between the tooth areas would be wide enough for my 6-speed chain to get jammed in between them. I proved in my answer by measuring different chain brands that the Shimano 6-sped chain of the period was just wide enough that this would not be a problem. In fact, I rode this bike for many years without issue, as has the guy who bought it from me.
Sheldon did a lot, but he was not infallible, nor was he eligible for beatification. If you want to keep a holy shrine to his memory, post one online, and copy his old pages for posterity.