Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - RIP Sheldon Brown..

From the IBOB mailing list...
"Sheldon's wife Harriet sent out mail this morning saying that Sheldon Brown died of a massive heart attack last night."

RIP Captain Bike. You'll be missed.

edit: official notice (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/) on the harris cyclery site.

http://sheldonbrown.com/images/scb_eagle.jpeg


(thread made into sticky - pitboss, 02/04/08)

Wow... RIP

I hate bad news. :(
RIP

http://mtbtires.com/features/interbike_04/pics_ib04/demo_day2/sheldonbrown.jpg

That's too bad. He seemed like a really selfless and benevolent guy.

Wow. I remember reading that he had health problems lately. God Bless.

if this is some kind of joke thread the cycle gods will punish you

oh my god! this is horrible news (if it's true)

RIP sheldon, you were one of the only people I trusted for information, and one of the funniest people I ever read.

That suxs. Best wishes to his family.

Wow.........

Bad news indeed. Cycling is a lot less rich with the loss of a guy like Sheldon. If anyone hears about any memorial charities for remembrance donations, please post it.

Goodbye Sheldon


-Harris Cyclery homepage: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html

That must be incredibly sad for his wife and the cycling community will miss his input.

I am thinking of doing a massive archive / dump of his site so that if somewhere down the road his site goes down his contributions could be re-hosted as they were very helpful to so many of us.

Bad news indeed. Cycling is a lot less rich with the loss of a guy like Sheldon. If anyone hears about any memorial charities for remembrance donations, please post it.

+1 He has a lot of fans who would be glad to help

wow- what a loss. I think that Sheldon did more for the fixed/ss bike world than anyone else could pull off. A true loss, a nice guy.

Man, that's terrible news. He'll be missed.

That must be incredibly sad for his wife and the cycling community will miss his input.

I am thinking of doing a massive archive / dump of his site so that if somewhere down the road his site goes down his contributions could be re-hosted as they were very helpful to so many of us.

I cant imagine that Harris Cyclery would ever let that webpage come down.

Rip..

This makes me want to go ride really, really bad.

8(

I cant imagine that Harris Cyclery would ever let that webpage come down.

Good point, although does anyone know if Harris Cyclery deals with http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ as well? I know there are links between the two.

wow- what a loss. I think that Sheldon did more for the fixed/ss bike world than anyone else could pull off. A true loss, a nice guy.

Sheldon's website is what got me into FG/SS and ultimately back into cycling altogether. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who can say that.

Wow... that really sucks for the cycling world... what a loss.
God bless him, and his family...

sad this make me

bad news. he will be missed.

This is a huge loss to the community. A sad day indeed.

I think he was still posting over the weekend? Our hearts go out to him and his family. He will surely be missed.

Good point, although does anyone know if Harris Cyclery deals with http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ as well? I know there are links between the two.

Sheldon hosted (and administered?) the Harris Cyclery page http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html


Sheldon's website is what got me into FG/SS and ultimately back into cycling altogether. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who can say that.

You most certainly arent. I got into fixed gear to improve my road riding as per suggested by Mr Brown.

Wow. This sucks. That guy was single handedly responsible for my bikes not falling apart. Sheldon was the man and he was probably the biggest contributor of basic bike knowledge in recent history. Lets all put in a few miles for sheldon today. Memorial rides anyone?

Downer. He'll be missed. He maintained his online journal until yesterday.

Oh my god, such a huge loss to the cycling community; my sincere condolences to his family.

If I my make a suggestion, could someone from BF contact his family and find out if there is anything members here can do, such as future support and updates for his website?

This is one way his great work can be continued...

oh. my. god.

Everything I know I learned from Sheldon Brown. A lot of it, at least.

RIP.

My condolances to his family.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=75233998

real?

rip Sheldon may your legacy live on

My thoughts are with his family and friends. It would be impossible for me to count the time I visited his website. His articles have helped so much over the year I feel I should have paid a subscription.

RIP and thanks for everything.

yeah thats his real myspace. what a terrific guy he was.

Man, I can't believe this. Hopefully now he is able to get back on a bike, wherever he may be. You will be missed, Sheldon.

A true legend and all-around nice guy if there ever was one. Condolences to his family.
Godspeed, Captain Bike.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/org/images/irishtweed.jpeg

RIP, I've learned so much from your site.

My condolences to his family, he seemed like a really good guy.

That's really unfortunate. I hope that Mr. Brown's work continues to be available, because it has been incredibly encouraging and inspirational to my own bicycle-related work in the past few years. No one can expect to live on forever, but a good piece of writing can last nearly that long.

Very sad. How many times have I been puzzled over a repair and thought "What would Sheldon do?". The cycling world has been fortunate to have enjoyed his overwhelming enthusiasm, his eagerness to educate, and his iconoclastic insistence on doing things your own way. All The Best to his family.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=75233998

real?

Most likely. He even has his own Wikipedia page (it's also carrying the updated news)

RIP Sheldon Brown, enough can't be said about his providence to the cycling community.

Sheldon was one of those people that could instantly humble everyone with his knowledge and passion for bicycles of all kinds. He'll be missed.

I have no words.

RIP, Mr. Brown.

He got me off of an ill-fitting, poorly working 10-speed and onto bicycles that fit me well and worked. Plus, he contributed a bunch of good advice to this forum.

That dude loved to ride.

You'll be missed, Mr. Brown.

rip

without sheldon i would live a much less bike oriented life.

I will ride for him tonight. maybe everyone can do the same.