Wow... I only knew him through the forums, but he was always one of the nicest guys here. R.I.P, such sad news 
ssaddict,aka:Kyle Belenberg died Sunday morning.
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my deepest condelences to freinds and family.
That's F'ing sad news
RIP
RIP
Man, this is terrible. A very sad day, indeed.
R.I.P., fellow monkey.
R.I.P., fellow monkey.
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Ride on bro
R.I.P. Kyle.
I too only knew him on the forums, but prayers are coming out of the down under for Kyle, his family, and friends. That's the worst news I've heard in a while, rest in peace Kyle.
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He sounds like one of those rare monkeys who has touched lots of people across all forums.
He even helped me a few times.
He will be missed.
He even helped me a few times.
He will be missed.
Very sad news and ssaddict was such a positive part of Ridemonkey. I lost a friend and rider the same way a couple of years back. RIP.
I only knew him from the forums, but he seemed like a genuine, thoughtful person.
R.I.P. Kyle.
R.I.P. Kyle.
RIP Kyle
I am stunned as well, I got to meet him on a couple trips to Tempe and then we started to have some message board banter here, I was expecting he would be at Bootleg this weekend. He was a great guy and a great rider..........
I can't believe it. 
We(people who ride mountain bikes) just don't ever think you may die from riding your bike on some trail.
Met him once at the bigbear national and we traded each other carbon fiber goodies for our Boxxers like 2 giddie dorks.
The very presence of this thread represents that this guy was a quality bro.
RIP SS ADDICT
We(people who ride mountain bikes) just don't ever think you may die from riding your bike on some trail.
Met him once at the bigbear national and we traded each other carbon fiber goodies for our Boxxers like 2 giddie dorks.
The very presence of this thread represents that this guy was a quality bro.
RIP SS ADDICT
WOW, I am totally speechless, and as Luc said dizzy.
R.I.P
Brian
R.I.P
Brian
Sometimes life isnt fair!
If the way he posted on RM is any indication of his character, we've lost a really quality person in ssaddict. I never met him, but I always appreciated and valued his informational posts on RM.
RIP ssaddict.
RIP ssaddict.
Wow. I've ridden with Kyle a bunch of times, in fact I was expecting that I might run into him last saturday at South Mountain. I didn't see him unfortunatly. This is just terrible news. My wishes go out to his family.
Here he is from a few years ago tending to his bike (with the monster).
Here he is from a few years ago tending to his bike (with the monster).
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wow. that is a shock. i've never met him but the few times i did talk to him he seemed really cool. very strange i was about to PM him this morning with a question.
RIP
RIP
OMG! I don't even know what to say. Such a nice guy, I was disapointed that I didn't get to meet him this year at Durango but the only time I saw him was as he was charging down the hill. This is a very sad day
Very sad to hear, he will be missed.
I never met him but from what you guys are saying I wish I had. Sounds like he was an awesome guy.
RIP dude.
RIP dude.
R.I.P Kyle.
life is not very fair so make the most of all the the good times you can handle everyone.
life is not very fair so make the most of all the the good times you can handle everyone.
Damn, only knew him through the forums as well, sounded like a great person.
Not much I can really say right now except, damn. R.I.P Kyle
Not much I can really say right now except, damn. R.I.P Kyle
I can't believe I am reading this. The email I received from a common friend only specified bad news.
Kyle was my room-mate a few years back. I would consider him one of my best friends. I was shocked to see this today and had to leave work. I don't know why I'm typing this other than to say that everyone here has him completely correct. Kyle was one of the nicest people you would ever meet. He rode hard and lived life to the fullest. Any of us would have been truly blessed to have been able to call him a friend.
Anyone with any info, could you please PM me. I'm struggling with what to do from here as I've only just found out and am all the way out here on the East Coast. (DW)
Kyle was my room-mate a few years back. I would consider him one of my best friends. I was shocked to see this today and had to leave work. I don't know why I'm typing this other than to say that everyone here has him completely correct. Kyle was one of the nicest people you would ever meet. He rode hard and lived life to the fullest. Any of us would have been truly blessed to have been able to call him a friend.
Anyone with any info, could you please PM me. I'm struggling with what to do from here as I've only just found out and am all the way out here on the East Coast. (DW)
Thats just terrible. Can somebody please fill in teh whole story? If there are no objections, i would like to copy the story onto my site, so that people can not only pay thier respects, but also perhaps realize how fragile life can be, and better understand the dangers of the sport.
I can't believe it. We just lost one of the nicest people in the sport. I'm weak.
You'll be missed Kyle.
peace
You'll be missed Kyle.
peace
Kyle was a great friend and a great teamate. He was a truly nice guy and one of the fastest people Ive ever ridden with. DH and XC both. I knew he was having problems with the seizures but I dont think anyone was really expecting this. He will be greatly missed.
RIP
i never knew kyle but form what i have read i wish i had. RIP bro.
You won't be forgotten.
RIP, Kyle. I'm sure you're riding the best trails now.
You will be missed Kyle
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Wow, I got word last night and now that it's settling in, it's even harder now to believe.
Though I only ran into him at the races, he was definitely a fun one to be around. And as many others have said and know, he was very helpful and he definitely knew his **** when it came to bikes and racing. I was actually staying with him in Durango in '03 when he hit his head and the seizures followed sometime shortly thereafter. Funny thing was, on Saturday night, he was banged up from the crash and complained of a headache, but talking to him you would've never known he was hurting as bad as he was. He just wanted to rest in hopes of racing on Sunday. In the months to come, I had heard that he was having seizures and was going through tests and taking medication to help prevent them. But he hated the medication. It didn't make him feel right when he was riding so when I last ran into him at Idaho this summer '04, his first national since Durango, he was trying to taper himself off the medicine. It said it made him feel "fuzzy" when riding. I can remember him saying that the doctors couldn't really determine why the seizures were occuring, nor what to expect in the future. But what Kyle did know was he wanted to ride. And now this. This really sucks.
I know one thing, as soon as possible, I'm going to go out and replace that damn cheap carbon fiber helmet that I started using this year. I've never had my head hurt so much until this year when I started using that damn thing and would hit my head. It's obviously more important than any of us could imagine. And I feel obliged to say that after losing my mother last year to a possible missed diagnosis of a heart attack, I don't trust those damn doctors out there. I'm beginning to believe that you can never ask enough questions and get enough second opinions.
Godspeed Kyle!
Here's a couple of other websites that may contain some memorial information soon. A good friend of Kyle's has passed on the word to go to www.drunkcyclist.com; which then takes you to a message board, which you can go directly to:
http://www.velocidadsolomente.com/viewtopic.php?t=156&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Though I only ran into him at the races, he was definitely a fun one to be around. And as many others have said and know, he was very helpful and he definitely knew his **** when it came to bikes and racing. I was actually staying with him in Durango in '03 when he hit his head and the seizures followed sometime shortly thereafter. Funny thing was, on Saturday night, he was banged up from the crash and complained of a headache, but talking to him you would've never known he was hurting as bad as he was. He just wanted to rest in hopes of racing on Sunday. In the months to come, I had heard that he was having seizures and was going through tests and taking medication to help prevent them. But he hated the medication. It didn't make him feel right when he was riding so when I last ran into him at Idaho this summer '04, his first national since Durango, he was trying to taper himself off the medicine. It said it made him feel "fuzzy" when riding. I can remember him saying that the doctors couldn't really determine why the seizures were occuring, nor what to expect in the future. But what Kyle did know was he wanted to ride. And now this. This really sucks.
I know one thing, as soon as possible, I'm going to go out and replace that damn cheap carbon fiber helmet that I started using this year. I've never had my head hurt so much until this year when I started using that damn thing and would hit my head. It's obviously more important than any of us could imagine. And I feel obliged to say that after losing my mother last year to a possible missed diagnosis of a heart attack, I don't trust those damn doctors out there. I'm beginning to believe that you can never ask enough questions and get enough second opinions.
Godspeed Kyle!
Here's a couple of other websites that may contain some memorial information soon. A good friend of Kyle's has passed on the word to go to www.drunkcyclist.com; which then takes you to a message board, which you can go directly to:
http://www.velocidadsolomente.com/viewtopic.php?t=156&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
unbelievable. i don't know him but this news is profoundly disturbing and sad. best wishes to his friends and family.