death_date children nationality birth_date residence death_place other_names spouse image employer name occupation death_cause caption birth_place parents website article_title home_town
4 february 2008 tova and george american 14 july 1944 newtonville , massachusetts newton , massachusetts , usa christopher joyce -lrb- nom de plume -rrb- ; harriet fell sheldonbrown.jpeg harris cyclery sheldon brown bicycle shop employee heart attack sheldon brown , icebiking boston , massachusetts , usa george matson brown and madalyn joyce brown http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ sheldon brown -lrb- bicycle mechanic -rrb-
 marblehead , massachusetts
sheldon brown -lrb- bicycle mechanic -rrb-

sheldon brown -lrb- july 14 , 1944 -- february 4 , 2008 -rrb- was a noted american bicycle mechanic , technical expert and author .
he contributed to print and online sources related to bicycling and bicycle mechanics , and `` the times '' of london described his knowledge of bicycles as `` encyclopaedic '' .
