Sheldon Brown: 1944 - 2008
Sorry to report, that Sheldon Brown has passed away. There's a short note on the Harris/Sheldon website.
Dear Harris Cyclery friends and customers, It is with heavy hearts that we convey to you the news that Sheldon Brown has passed away. Our thoughts go out to his family at this time. The cycling community has lost one of it's most passionate members.To say he was passionate about cycling was an understatement. He wrote article upon article about all sorts of topics from converting and riding fixedgear bikes to how to take apart and service a freewheel. He had the answer to almost any question a bike mechanic could think of on his website.
According to BikeRadar he suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday. Sheldon was also diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis this past August, after suffering and being misdiagnosed multiple times. He lost the ability to ride a bicycle in September, 2006, but was able to continue riding a Greenspeed trike since them.
I never met Sheldon, but still feel as though I lost a friend. Our only real connection is the love of cycling, but isn't that enough? My prayers go out to those closest to you for thier loss.
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Monday 02/04/2008 | 04:07 pm
gwadzilla on Tuesday 02/05/2008 | 08:55 am
yes...
Sheldon checked out way too soon
way too soon
LONG LIVE SHELDON BROWN!
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