Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
"Sheldon's wife Harriet sent out mail this morning saying that Sheldon Brown
died of a massive heart attack last night."
Let's hope that it is just a hoax.
Confirmed:
It's posted on the Harris Cyclery homepage:
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.
I'm sure him and Sidney will have some very animated discussions on the long eternal ride.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
Last edited by dobber; 02-04-08 at 01:13 PM.