Harold Kelly mechanic at Cycle Smithy died this morning.

Harold Kelly known simply as "Kelly" died this morning of lung disease at 63. The white bearded Kelly was a bike mechanic at Cycle Smithy on Clark Street for 30 years. He helped me with my bikes & I'm sure he helped many of you. May he rest in peace.

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Permalink Reply by steve rulz on April 30, 2010 at 8:24pm
I was in there about two weeks ago and talked to him shortly. The few times I was in that shop he was always really nice. My condolences may he rest in peace.
Permalink Reply by RyanG on May 1, 2010 at 2:05am
He converted my 72 Schwinn Continental to SS. I'll value that a little more now. Very sad.
Permalink Reply by Anne on May 1, 2010 at 4:18am
heartfelt condolences to a guy to quiet and gentle, always so kind to me!
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 1, 2010 at 6:56am
sad.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay E. Stout on May 1, 2010 at 10:12am
My favorite old mechanic. Sad.
Permalink Reply by Active Transportation Alliance on May 2, 2010 at 3:18am
Good thoughts to Kelly's family and everyone at Cycle Smithy.

Years ago, when I spent time as a bike messenger, Kelly worked on my bike after crashes and issues that were new to me ("your headset is shot"). He was an excellent mechanic and a fixture at the shop.

Ethan, with Active Trans
Permalink Reply by Hector on May 2, 2010 at 2:41pm
Heartfelt condolences to Kelly's family and to the crew at Cycle Smithy
Permalink Reply by Destroit on May 2, 2010 at 2:57pm
All my best to his friends and family, a truly nice man. Worked on my bike not more than 2 weeks ago.
Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on May 2, 2010 at 5:20pm
I think I'm going to peel my green Vittoria off now and hang it on my wall, as that is the last thing I bought from him. This will probably sound kinda dumb, but asking an old timer like him for sew-ups felt like knowing a secret handshake or something. He will be sorely missed.
Permalink Reply by dan brown on May 3, 2010 at 3:39am
he was a great man and this is a wonderful tribute. I loved going into that shop mostly because of him.

R.I.P. Kelly; the cycling world lost a true hero today ... but we can be certain he has inspired
countless more to become heroes as well.

Michael - could you post visitation and funeral details here when they become available ?

thanks

Dan
Permalink Reply by pjc jr on May 3, 2010 at 5:14am
Oh my! This gentleman was by far my favorite mechanic in the entire universe. He would never steer me wrong and gave the most helpful, straight up advise. This was an extreme amount of bicycle information departing our planet. I could go in with the most ridiculous part request and he would know exactly what I needed and pull out of some magical drawer in the shop. We will miss you dearly Kelly!!!
Permalink Reply by herdingbats on May 3, 2010 at 9:25am
RIP, a guy who helped me think about mechanical problems from a different angle---several times.

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