Sheldon Brown 1944-2008

It's not often that I get saddened by the deaths of people I've never met, but I am very sorry for the loss of Sheldon Brown. I came across his website while looking for solutions to various problems with my bike, and the vast amount of cycling experience on his website not only solved problems but made me aware of ones starting to develop.

I enjoyed, too, reading his journal (started before the word blog appeared). In his latter years he was affected by MS, and his journal showed that in spite of it seriously affecting his love for cycling, he still coped. Having been very ill over the last year, and housebound for much of it, reading how he dealt with his illness, and maintained a good outlook on life, made me play to my own strengths and not feel down about life. Finally after a long struggle I returned to work today; sadly he passed away yesterday, taking with him a vast cycling knowledge, a great personality, and leaving the family he clearly cared about. I will miss reading his journal.