Times Obituary - A tribute to Sheldon Brown

[twowheelsgood]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3469993.ece

In case you didn't see it and it's not listed elsewhere. It's pretty rare that an internet persona, particularly relating to something like cycling gets an obituary in The Times.

It took them a while but a nice tribute all the same and an opportunity to leave a comment on a national newspaper site.

 

[sheddy]

London memorial ride April 6th
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=11168&sid=590b8d428b67800e942cee299cf39f4e

 

[Twenty Inch]

Memorial Ride - sounds cool. I'll be there.

 

[simonali]

Rather ironic in that he thought charity bike rides were a bad idea!

 

[Keith Oates]

Thanks twowheelsgood, it is a very good article and shows just how well respected he was around the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bauldbairn]

Stumbled across this older thread by mistake - I have used the Sheldon Brown website for several bike problems / answers.

Still relatively new here - never realised he was dead or who he was, what he did.

I still see posts by more experienced cyclists referencing his website.

Maybe by posting this reply it'll let some less knowledgable cyclists know about him. The link to "timesonline" by "twowheelsgood" is well worth a read.

 

[rh100]

Thanks for bumping this one, what an excellent link, I have been reading his site whilst at work.

 

[Norm]

Thanks for bumping this one, what an excellent link, I have been reading his site whilst at work.

+1.

 

[raindog]

I'm amazed that Times article is still available 8 or 9 months after it was written.

 

[Theseus]

I'm amazed that Times article is still available 8 or 9 months after it was written.

It was from 2008, so a bit longer than that.

 

[raindog]

Good grief,even more amazing.

 

[bauldbairn]

I'm amazed that Times article is still available 8 or 9 months after it was written.

Or even 20 months(03/03/2008) after the thread was started! -

Sorry! Didn't see above posts.

 

[bauldbairn]

Thanks for bumping this one, what an excellent link, I have been reading his site whilst at work.

+1.

Another 300+ people read it(again maybe) so it was worth it, cheers!

 

[laertes]

I didn't see it first time around. Checked his site for some stuff recently, didn't know that he had died.