[r464]

1944-2008.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Damn.

 

[r464]

His health had been declining for the past few years. The last I heard, he was not able to ride at all.

It's definitely a loss for cycling.

 

[ultraNoob]

If it wasn't for his teachings, I would have never laced my first wheel.

He will be missed.

 

[urbaindk]

lthumbsdown:

That's too bad. He's been sick for a while now. Rest in peace o' knower of all things bikey.


Edit: Weird, I just checked his blog. He posts almost daily and his last entry was yesterday. It must have been somewhat sudden. From the tone of his recent posts, it sounded as if he had actually been making progress with his MS. So sad, so sad indeed.

 

[PatBranch]

Damn. I've seen lots of helpful stuff on his site.

 

[LordOpie]

He'll be missed. Big loss for the community.

 

[w00dy]

I passed by him at the show this year and took a minute to introduce myself and thank him for putting together such a great resource. I'm really glad I did that when I had the chance. My condolences to any family or friends reading this. He will be missed.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

that sucks.

 

[CHOP]

If it wasn't for his teachings, I would have never laced my first wheel.

He will be missed.

Same here..

 

[Slugman]

Sad day for all.

 

[urbaindk]

Same here..

Me too.

 

[brungeman]

Ride and rest in peace!

 

[N8 v2.0]

i truely hope he is cycling in the great hereafter right now

He was bloging till the end...

http://sheldonbrown.org/journal/journal-0801.html

 

[J-Dubs]

RIP Sheldon.

I wonder if there'll be a tribute ride soon.

 

[eaterofdog]

Dang...

 

[splat]

DAM!! that hasn't even hit The Local Bike list yet.

I hope I can make the funeral

 

[blue]

He will be missed...perhaps Harris should publish his stuff in a book.

 

[JohnE]

RIP and PIP to a truly original cat...
I hope his family can keep the site up.

 

[cycleryshop]

very sad

 

[Westy]

It is surreal seeing he posted in his journal just yesterday. A true legend. RIP.

 

[narlus]

i saw the thread title and guessed (correctly) at the horrible truth.

RIP.

 

[ummbikes]

He was always very patient and gracious to me when I asked him dumb questions. RIP Sheldon.

 

[splat]

From Urban Velo

Sheldon Brown, 1944-2008. Word has come from his wife that Sheldon Brown passed away last night from a massive heart attack. Countless cyclists have been inspired and influenced by Sheldon’s vast writings of his seemingly endless cycling knowledge. I can remember stumbling upon his website years and years ago, and continually referring to it for tough problems. He will be greatly missed by the cycling community.

 

[Silver]

Fvck.

RIP.

 

[KavuRider]

Oh man.
Like many others I learned so much from his site.
RIP.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

i have also learned a lot from his site. rip
a loss for the whole cycling community

 

[Wingnut]

Bummer.

I developed a love of wheel building after a visit to his site. Very big loss to the community......[edit] and his family, of course.......

 

[G-Cracker]

Like many others, I learned quite a bit about how to repair my bike through his website. It was always a help when I was over-my-head, surrounded by bike bits and stumped on how to continue.

RIP Sheldon.

 

[ito]

If it wasn't for his teachings, I would have never laced my first wheel.

He will be missed.

Same deal. That is really sad news.

Ride in Peace dude.

 

[elRey]

this makes me really really sad, RIP

 

[loco-gringo]

Unfortunate. I hope his legacy lives on though.

 

[Dartman]

Here's the anouncement thread in rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup that Sheldon frequented...

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.tech/browse_thread/thread/3672a10cba07b4b7?hl=en#9c1e3512ff743296

This one from Jobst Brandt stood out to me...

NO! The trees in my forest are not allowed to fall. I am saddened to
see my good friend leave. It seems just yesterday that he and I rode
under blue skies along the Santa Cruz surf and up through the redwoods
along the San Andreas fault. I feel honored to have ridden with him.

Long live his memory and his accomplishments!


http://sheldonbrown.com/home.html


Jobst Brandt

Goodbye Sheldon!

 

[Rip]

So Long Sheldon.

 

[Quo Fan]

Damn. For me, the single best source on single speeds on the web. I learned most of what I know about single speeds from his site.

Ride In Peace.

 

[Mr Tiles]

I used Sheldon's fool-proof resources to lace my first wheel years ago. He did a tremendous service to the do-it-yourselfers out there and I'll miss him! RIP.

 

[HAB]

Bummer. RIP Sheldon.

 

[Ciaran]

Ride In Peace...

 

[Toshi]

RIP

sheldon brown, jobst brandt, and mike vandeman (sadly) are forever entrenched into my memory from r.b.tech way back in the day.

 

[jonKranked]

end of an era... loss of a legend... however you wanna cut the cake. His legacy and volumes of information will carry on to new generations of cyclists.


::moment of silence::