(The blog feeds for Sheldon Brown tributes has been moved to the upper sidebar of the Biking Bis “Feed Zone” page.)
The foremost Internet authority on bicycles and bicycle maintenance died last night of a massive heart attack.
Sheldon Brown's websites were the first place many of us bike geeks landed when we needed authoritative information about our rides. Those ending up at the Harris Cyclery web pages today saw the following message:
“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.”
Noah over at Blue Collar Mountain Biking notes that Sheldon, 63, posted some advice over at Bike Forums at 9:31 p.m. That might have been the last help he gave while he was alive. He'll surely continue to help many others as his words and advice live on through the Internet.
More about Sheldon Brown at wikipedia. Also, leave a comment at the Recalling Sheldon Brown blog; 293 comments last I checked.
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