Ed Litton injured

[Berkeleyan]

Ed Litton is a frame builder and bicycle painter that many of us in the Bay Area know of, some have even had him work on our bikes. He's renowned for his work on classic steel frame bicycles. He suffered a spinal injury while riding last week, and is in the hospital. 

Details and an opportunity to help are at:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ed-litton-heal-from-spinal-injury and

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1303018-ed-litton.html

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Berkeleyan]

Sad to note, Ed has died from his injuries. RIP.

[Bill Lindsay]

That is absolutely dreadful.  That's a gut-punch.  

BL in EC

[Cyclofiend Jim]

from the gofundme page (which is continuing to stay up and running, so that his family can get some assistance). 

"Ed (was) a dear member of the Bay Area, vintage, and classic cycling community. He (was) an amazing bicycle frame builder. He was part of the Northern California bike racing culture, building his first bikes while working at the original REI Co-op in Berkeley. He shared a frame building shop with Albert Eisentraut. He helped people like Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher and Tom Ritchey build the first mountain bikes that spawned an entire industry. He built some of the best local racers' and enthusiasts' bikes, and helped repair and restore many incredible classic bicycles.

Behind the scenes, he repaired and repainted many Bianchis, and finished frames for builders like Ron Cooper and Bruce Gordon. He helped build and paint many Rivendell bikes. Ed was the go-to guy for prototyping of paint schemes for Marin and Public bikes. He restored some of the finest Italian, British, French, Japanese and American bicycles of our time. Only a few others in the world have his understanding of the technical nuances of frame building, repair and restoration.

His obsession with perfection and his attention to detail are unmatched in the industry. Ed is notorious for being slow and methodical, but the finished product was spectacular and worth the wait. He didn't do this work for the money, or for the glory, but for the pure love of cycling. Ed's pride in his work, dedication to his craft, and humbleness are rare and treasured by all who know him."

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ed-litton-heal-from-spinal-injury