Sad News..,RIP Sheldon Brown

[ohyeah89]

Originally Posted by Rob

Here's a page he made about his illness with MS.

http://sheldonbrown.org/ms.html

My mom has MS (albeit a different type) so I can firmly say, WOW he had such a great attitude about it! Although he did have a different form, you can bet he had more pain and discomfort than he portrayed, the fact that he did not focus on it or let it bring him down is quite inspiring!

[denmother]

Duplicate thread: Sad News (Sheldon Brown RIP)

[nappyt]

Rip...

[Frozen208]

RIP, his site has helped me with alot questions I've had.

[DDB@OCR]

That F'ing SUCKS.

[bajamtnbkr]

Sad day for the sport around the world, RIP.

[katonk]

I can say with at least some certainty that he knew about and appreciated STR. Here's his response from a email I sent him a few weeks ago:

At 8:17 AM -0800 12/29/07, Tim wrote:
>Sheldon,
>
>
>Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that there are
>people discovering your excellent site every day.
>
>He's a thread at a popular mountain bike board here in Southern California:
>

>Sheldon brown
>
>
>Thanks for all that you do and happy new year.
>
>-Tim


Thanks, I had missed that.

All the best,

Sheldon

[CPATCRASH]

Bummer. I enjoyed reading his blogs. RIP Sheldon.

[shudder]

In searching around for biking info via google and other engines, I inevitably end up at Sheldon's site. All roads lead to Rome... Sad to see him go.

shud

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by dutch

Just saw this over at the fixed gear forum I'm a part of:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html

truly a loss for cycling. RIP.

Sheldon!

[BoingBoing]

Ahh... Sheldon Brown. He had forgotten more than I'll ever know about bicycles. What a loss...

[OMR]

I'm sure that Shel is riding outstanding single track somewhere in God's playground. If there is such a place, he is there riding. He'll be missed by many.

[boboso]

He will be missed... his articles were what got me single speeding...

[bjammin]

Originally Posted by OMR

I'm sure that Shel is riding outstanding single track somewhere in God's playground. If there is such a place, he is there riding. He'll be missed by many.

Maybe he'll show up on one of "the Rides".

[MTBBill]

Originally Posted by OMR

I'm sure that Shel is riding outstanding single track somewhere in God's playground. If there is such a place, he is there riding. He'll be missed by many.

Good Thoughts.

We have lost a true legend of the community.

[HUGH]

I thank him for my fixie. Without his website I would not have taken the jump. I also laced my first wheel sitting in front of the computer lacing the red spokes first then the yelow then the blue and last the light blue. Wow And I still know the colors!!
Huge loss in the bicycle industry!
Ride on Mr Sheldon!!!

HUGH

[TitusChick]

A huge loss to the cycling community. He was a true gentleman.

[TBlazen]

I think all of us have learned from him; either directly, or indirectly, often times not knowing it was his insight...

RIP my brother!

[el_d00der1n0]

Here's a piece on him by Zinn: http://216.93.163.84/article/71788

Here's a blog obit: http://sheldonbrown.blogspot.com/

VeloNews article: http://beta.velonews.com/article/71802

One more from rec.bicycles.tech: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...1c5e4ade64c812

There are a few people writing about him, but this guy's story was my fav.

[Pho'dUp]

A few more good words about Sheldon.

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2008...heldon_05.html

Thanks Sheldon


In yesterday's post I offhandedly mentioned Sheldon Brown. A little while later, I learned from reading the comments that he had died. At first, I thought that this was a morbid coincidence. But the more I thought about it, the less remarkable it seemed. This site is about cycling, and Sheldon Brown is as integral a part of cycling as pedals, or chains, or bar tape. (Okay, maybe not bar tape.) So, really, it's not particularly surprising that he should come up.

I've always revered Sheldon Brown for his erudition and wisdom. Knowing that much is rare enough, but being able to communicate that knowledge so clearly to others is even rarer. And sharing it so willingly and wittily is what made him a singular figure in cycling.

Only the strongest personalities can infuse inanimate objects with life, and Sheldon Brown did that. Just go to his website and look at his personal bikes. As much as we all love bikes, I think we all know they're just things. Sheldon's bikes are things too, but they have a signature exuberance; they are simultaneously absurd and practical. In a subculture that obsessively categorizes everything, they defy categorization. When you reach a certain familiarity with bicycles they can sometimes speak to you about their owners, and Sheldon's bikes speak with irreverence. They sing and tell jokes, and they have a Thelonious Monk-like ugly beauty. When you have as much knowledge and creativity as Sheldon did, you can build bikes that follow no template except your own.

There's little danger that cyclists will forget Sheldon Brown. I doubt that there's any cyclist who hasn't consulted his site, or who doesn't still. And as the architect of the cycling canon he's done more for cycling than any pro cyclist, or critical mass, or white bike, or orange bike ever has. No matter what you ride, how you ride, how long you ride, or how long you've been riding, you're a fan of Sheldon Brown.

Thanks for everything Sheldon.

--BSNYC