Sheldon Brown

Chips Lovell · 04-02-2008 8:44pm #1

Just heard that Sheldon Brown passed away. Very sad news. He taught a lot of people a lot of things about bikes.

Mr. Bones · 04-02-2008 8:59pm

sad news indeed. I always turn to his site to help solve all those problems i inevitably encounter when trying to self-service the bikes. R.I.P.

Gavin · 04-02-2008 9:13pm

That is a shame alright. Only 64, he must have been ill.

mloc123 · 04-02-2008 9:17pm

Sad to read that.

cunnins4 · 04-02-2008 9:29pm

shít, that sucks. His site was a good source of info.

Very sad news indeed.

TinyExplosions · 04-02-2008 9:33pm

According to Wikipedia
"In August 2007 Sheldon was given a fairly definitive diagnosis of "primary-progressive" multiple sclerosis."

Maybe that's what got him in the end.... it is an awful loss though, very useful guides on his site

Ghost Rider · 04-02-2008 9:35pm

Sad, sad news. Thankfully, I got the chance to mail him a few months ago to tell him how awesome his website was.

Hermy · 05-02-2008 12:38am

I'm so sorry to hear/ read this sad news but thank you OP for posting it. Sheldon was a good man and the world is a lesser place without him.

Itsfixed · 05-02-2008 9:44am

Very sorry to hear that. His site was a mine of information, and which singlehandedly taught me to build a wheel.

Bicyclegadabout · 05-02-2008 9:49am

penexpers · 05-02-2008 9:51am

He died of a massive heart attack - it wasn't MS in the end. RIP.

unionman · 05-02-2008 10:00am

Very sorry to hear that news. Loved his site, he had a contagious passion for cycling, and he came across as a really decent guy too. Answered all my questions about fixed gear when I started looking into it.

The world is poorer without him today.

Frog Brother · 05-02-2008 1:02pm

Use the site alot for info and advice, on an internet full of haters and critics his love for all things cycling was fatherly. I hope they maintain the site.

maybe he'll be reincarnated as a handbuilt italian track frame, who knows?

R.I.P.

sdep · 05-02-2008 1:08pm

I was very sorry to hear this. His site showed him to be a very generous man who lived life to the full. I'm sure he'll be widely missed.

el tel · 05-02-2008 2:41pm

That's very sad news indeed. His website was mega; learned lots from it and saved me making some silly mistakes. What a loss.

niceonetom · 05-02-2008 3:31pm

he'll be missed.

Killgore Trout · 05-02-2008 4:04pm

Very sad news - really enjoyed wasting work time reading his site

flickerx · 05-02-2008 9:26pm

Amen to all the above - cant say I ever conversed with him but his site was a goldmine of information, always positive and encouraging, and I read his autobiog with pix of him and his family, seemed like a very down to earth person. His name was known all over the internet as the authority on fixed gear bikes, and his pages were of great help to me when I built my first bike.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.