Had a long long day working on bikes and am now just chilling ....................... I close my eyes and I can see that loon like, genuine gentle ... man (sic). He gave me inspiration and shared my weird love of Raleigh 20's . He convinced me that I did have the talent inside to restore bikes and I could, should and would pass on that passion to others. Any self doubt was countered with .... "Sure you can Ian" .....and most of the time he was right. What a complete loss to all of us ................... I thought you would be around forever and you will, Sheldon "immortal" Brown