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Sheldon Brown, the renowned and popular technical guru has died at the age of 63.

While he had suffered from Multiple Sclerosis for some time, his death was unexpected, and due to a sudden heart attack. He is survived by his wife Harriet, their daughter Tova and son George.

Sheldon Brown was a name familiar to anyone interested in bicycling, and in the technical aspects in particular. Most people became familiar with Sheldon in the internet age through his frequent posts on usenet, bikeforums.net and his comprehensive library of articles on his website, as well as through his writing in various bicycling magazines.

He was born in Massachussets in 1944, and from a very young age had an interest in bicycles. His father, an engineering graduate, died when Sheldon was aged 9, but had a profound influence on the young Sheldon. Sheldon, throughout his whole life, shared his father's passion for cycling and photography. As a child, they shared time in the workshop in the cellar of their home.

George Brown's cellar workshop

Sheldon described his father as being able to

ride a bicycle sitting on the handlebars, facing backwards.

Sheldon, far left, riding with his father, brother, sister and cousin

From a young age, Sheldon learned to repair old bikes, scavenged from the

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