Sheldon Brown, the man who pioneered the use of the internet to disseminate obscure and semi-obscure bicycle information, a man who kicked it old school no matter how much the industry tried to convince him of the merits of the latest technology, died yesterday of heart failure.
I can't count the times I've used the gear calculator on his website, or the number of times I've heard in response to a question about cycling minutiae "I bet you can find it on Sheldon Brown."
He was a teacher and guide to millions of people he'd never met. He and his opinions will certainly be missed.
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Oh man, that's really too bad. His website is the definitive bike info site. It wasn't so much the thoroughness of the info, it was the undeniable personality Brown imparted on it. I know I used the heck out of that site.
I don't even have my bike yet, and I was already enjoying reading Mr. Brown's site. Rest in peace, Sheldon.
wow....sad news...
he will be missed.
Sheldon was a treasure to the Fund of Bicycle Knowledge. I got more information from his writing than anyplace else.
Is there a bicycling Hall of Fame? He needs to be in it?
Strike the interrogative from the last statement - that was accidental.
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