I just read on the framebuilders mailing list that the Bicycle Legend Sheldon Brown passed away yesterday. I only crossed paths with him a couple times, but I also was a frequent visitor to the wealth of knowledge which was on “his website”:http://sheldonbrown.com/. I met him at interbike 2 years ago, and talked to him on the phone when I was first building up the green machine 4 years ago for some advice on components.

I believe the cause was a heart attack. Here is the announcement on “Harris Cyclery”:http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/, and an article on “Bike Portland”:http://bikeportland.org/2008/02/04/sheldon-brown-rip-1944-2008/