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Feb
RIP Sheldon Brown
One of the country’s most knowledgeable and passionate cycling advocates, Sheldon Brown, passed away on Sunday.
A VeloNews article points readers to a memorial blog for Sheldon Brown where they are encouraging people to submit their stories and memories. I’d encourage anyone who knew Sheldon Brown to submit their comments to the blog.
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He was an employee at Harris Cyclery in Newton MA and was renowned for his ability to patiently answer hundreds of emails a day from cyclists with vastly different levels of knowledge. There is a quick tribute to him on the bikeradar site.
This was posted on the NBW mailing list and provides some history on the impact Sheldon Brown had on Harris Cyclery: