RIP Sheldon Brown

there was some RIP reference to sheldon in another thread - thought it was a joke...

no way! what a loss to the cycling community. RIP

Woah, I don't think there is anyone on here who hasn't benefited from his advice/knowledge, the fixed gear world will miss him. RIP Sheldon

RIP.
Much respect to the man. He was an absolute star.

RIP Sheldon, total legend.

Noooo! Nevermind the racers and tricksters, Sheldon was a true cycling god. RIP Sheldon. :(

Shit, thats a real pity. Sheldon 'Coasting is Bad for You' Brown, will be missed. He has always been a great influence.
RIP big fella.

RIP

He certainly helped me out a lot!

that sucks
the king is dead :(

Rip you helped me out on many occasions

That has saddened me greatly. May every fixed conversion out there be a testament to the great bearded one.
He guided me through every stage of my first tender conversion and is still the first port of call for technical queries…

I hope they publish his site into a book: The Sheldon Brown Almanac of All Things On Two Wheels.

RIP Cap'n Bike. You, sir, will be a missed genius.

He will always be remembered as a man who is:

Independent minded.
Original.
A person with a sense of humor.
Somebody who didn't take himself too seriously.

link

Loss to his family and the cycling community, RIP.
Hopefully someone over there will maintain as part of his legacy that resourceful website.

Thats very sad. He was pretty much the inspiration for me ditching my MTB and moving onto a fixed gear...
RIP

Maybe someone with a bit of gravitas might want to send a message from LFGSS.

It might be some small comfort for his family to know how many people he never knew are sad he's no longer around?

He had been ill for quite a while now. So sad.

RIP Sheldon.

mightyMouse Maybe someone with a bit of gravitas might want to send a message from LFGSS.
It might be some small comfort for his family to know how many people he never knew are sad he's no longer around?

I think that would be a lovely idea. I'm sure that, whilst they might rather not be bombarded by thousands of individuals, a pleasant and honest note on behalf of the hundreds of users here in London, I suspect almost all of whom have variously been aided, if not downright inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge, wisdom, and good humour, might bring a little solace to the family. That way, they might know the scale of his reach and that we are all thinking of him.

Only if one of the moderator types fancy it, of course…

Hats off to the Captain. A wealth of knowledge and a fine advocate for cycling the world over.

addie [quote]mightyMouse Maybe someone with a bit of gravitas might want to send a message from LFGSS.
It might be some small comfort for his family to know how many people he never knew are sad he's no longer around?

I think that would be a lovely idea. I'm sure that, whilst they might rather not be bombarded by thousands of individuals, a pleasant and honest note on behalf of the hundreds of users here in London, I suspect almost all of whom have variously been aided, if not downright inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge, wisdom, and good humour, might bring a little solace to the family. That way, they might know the scale of his reach and that we are all thinking of him.

Only if one of the moderator types fancy it, of course…[/quote]
+1

flip [quote]addie [quote]mightyMouse Maybe someone with a bit of gravitas might want to send a message from LFGSS.
It might be some small comfort for his family to know how many people he never knew are sad he's no longer around?

I think that would be a lovely idea. I'm sure that, whilst they might rather not be bombarded by thousands of individuals, a pleasant and honest note on behalf of the hundreds of users here in London, I suspect almost all of whom have variously been aided, if not downright inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge, wisdom, and good humour, might bring a little solace to the family. That way, they might know the scale of his reach and that we are all thinking of him.

Only if one of the moderator types fancy it, of course…[/quote]

i'm chris crash and i approve this message
+1[/quote]

:(

I wouldn't have started riding fixed if it wasn't for him. Well, I wouldn't have started riding daily again if it wasn't for stumbling across his web site and inspiring me. A real shame... A total legend.

addie [quote]mightyMouse Maybe someone with a bit of gravitas might want to send a message from LFGSS.
It might be some small comfort for his family to know how many people he never knew are sad he's no longer around?

I think that would be a lovely idea. I'm sure that, whilst they might rather not be bombarded by thousands of individuals, a pleasant and honest note on behalf of the hundreds of users here in London, I suspect almost all of whom have variously been aided, if not downright inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge, wisdom, and good humour, might bring a little solace to the family. That way, they might know the scale of his reach and that we are all thinking of him.

Only if one of the moderator types fancy it, of course…[/quote]

I think that's a good idea too.

:(

Oh poo

FUCK... got a mail from him about few days ago... thought id email the man... not thinking id get a response. sure enough he helped me out.

R.I.P. He has helped me out indirectly soooo many times. Tragic.