Sheldon Brown dead.
 

Those outside the bicycling community have probably never heard of him, but Sheldon was one of the good guys. He had (has) a fantastic website with oceans of technical information that cannot be found elsewhere. Quite the character.

I communicated with him in the fall when I was building my single speed bike. He was helpful and self effacing. Sad to hear of his passing. If you take a look around his site, you can tell he loved life and loved his family.

God Speed. :(

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

Oh no. His web site is THE source for cycling information. Please tell me it wasn't a cycling accident or some idiot in a car hit him. . .

He was a truly selfless guy and a huge resource for the sport. Big loss. :(

Heart attack evidently. His wife supposedly sent out an e-mail yesterday. His blog entries on the site end on the 3rd.

Yeah I saw the thread about his death on bikeforums. I lost count how many ignorant, newbie questions I asked on BF and Sheldon never failed to respond and respond politely. Those quesions had probably been asked hundreds of time too. Big loss for the bicycling community.

RIP Sheldon.

wow. bummer...I have frequented his site over the years. Great "old school" mentality. God speed...

Too bad, vanishing breed