Sheldon Brown died on February 3rd of a heart attack he will be dearly missed. His contribution to cycling was immeasureable, his influence on fixed cycling being probably the best example.Although he was best known through his website and contributions on mailinglists his way of intelligent answers to even the most naive of queries always salted with a pinch of humour earned him much affection. His traditional 1st of April jokes are renowned.
I sincerely hope his legacy of bike articles or indeed bicycle encyclopedia can be continued on in some form. To me this is the definitive compendium of bike knowledge on the web.
My uncle Gerry Bracken from Westport, Ireland died shortly before christmas. His photography of archeological sites and life in Ireland grew thoughout his lifetime to form a valuable collection. One can only hope that it can be appropriately archived.
If future generations are to profit from the contributions of such prolific men then their works will need to be preserved, archived and made available. This is often a mammoth task however which often cannot be undertaken the families of the deceased alone.
If the Web and its communities has any benefit then it should be to preserve such heritage.
RIP Gerry and Sheldon
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