Probably the greatest personal inspiration I can think of who encouraged me back into my current obsession with bikes and back to SERIOUS DAILY cycling, after years away from anything resembling regular cycling. His website was always a virtual encyclopedia of data on every subject and an essential first stop starting point, always bookmarked.

I followed his Health Journal contributions for well over a year. Always optimistic, he was an inspiration to anyone suffering from even temporary health or injury issues. My younger brother, a type-two diabetic who had NEVER been interested in cycling, spent months of the past year in a convalescent hospital following his own surguries. He also began to follow Sheldon's reports and began to exchange emails with him as well. So, Sheldon has touched a great many lives in ways one would not even expect.