sheldon brown dead at 63…
One of cycling’s greatest know-it-alls passed away last night from a heart attack. Sheldon Brown was very generous with his wealth of knowledge of all things bicycle related. His website, www.sheldonbrown.com, is relied upon by many people throughout the world, be it professional bicycle mechanics, or the novice rider that just wants to learn more about bicycles.
Sheldon Brown, American bicycle mechanic & technical authority.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/02/08/homepsun_wisdom/
The Broken Spoke 
RIP sheldon. thoughts go out to his family and thanks for all the time he spent making information available online.
i feel like this requires all manner of pouring-out of wine for our dead homie. I was gonna try to track that guy down, too…dern.