What happened to...

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by gasman

I think you're right.

Dennis was good pals with DBRK and the two of them occasionally ordered similar custom bikes. When Dennis' widow put his collection up for sale I asked DBRK which bike I should buy. He told me I would love Dennis' Hampsten Strada Bianca. An hour later Steve Hampsten phoned me to discuss the bike!! DBRK had tipped him off about my interest. After a lovely chat Steve told me it sounded like Dennis' bike would fit me to a "T". It did. Too bad none of my bikes work very well for me after my big crash. Thus far I have resisted the temptation to get the bars WAY up there like a frankenbike.

[zap]

Originally Posted by SoCalSteve

What happened to Smiley??? Hope he is well. He was a very knowledgeable and generous Forumite.

is doing great. Still the fitmeister of D.C. and doing tandem rides around the country.

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by zap

is doing great. Still the fitmeister of D.C. and doing tandem rides around the country.

So happy to hear this!

Did we do something to piss him off? Why hasn’t he been around at all?

[weisan]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

Thus far I have resisted the temptation to get the bars WAY up there like a frankenbike.

whatever it takes, ken pal...whatever it takes.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by SoCalSteve

What happened to Smiley??? Hope he is well. He was a very knowledgeable and generous Forumite.

Got fit by him last season. Did a great job with me. He told me he just got busy with other things. When I saw him, he was packing an S&S tandem for a 2 week trip.

[93legendti]

Originally Posted by gasman

I think you're right.

He had quite a collection. I helped his estate sell some of his bikes and bits thru the Classifieds of the Serotta Forum. I rememeber he had a Csi, Sachs, Moots, Serotta Cx ....I thought Ken Robb bought the Moots.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by 93legendti

He had quite a collection. I helped his estate sell some of his bikes and bits thru the Classifieds of the Serotta Forum. I rememeber he had a Csi, Sachs, Moots, Serotta Cx ....I thought Ken Robb bought the Moots.

Well I did in a way because my Hampsten was built by MOOTS with YBB Rear End.

[rwsaunders]

Fixed lost me when he claimed that he was witness to the hit and run death of a homeless person and someone here called him out on the fact that it didn't happen. Apparently he was quite the storyteller when it benefited him.

Dave Thompson...well he is reportedly being considered to play James Bond in the upcoming 25th Bond movie which will be released in 2019. That's what he told me anyway.

[93legendti]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

Well I did in a way because my Hampsten was built by MOOTS with YBB Rear End.

Right, I forgot.


Light blue, correct?

[93legendti]

I liked Fixed and his online persona. He seemed happy.

I just wished he had always claimed he was a “trans-black bike messenger”

[Climb01742]

In previous incarnations, the forum was, I think, a spicier stew. The flavors were stronger, the personalities more pungent. Yes, it burned your mouth sometimes, but it reminded you how many flavors cycling can have. Wish some of those flavors were still on the menu.

[William]

Personally: I was surprised as many others were when Fixed/Butch turned out to be other then he had long claimed. Was suspicious as well about the guy dieing in his arms story. Then there were the fishing expeditions for free stuff from members, sometimes blatant, sometimes much more nuanced. Put that all together...I don't miss that little slice of our history.


Overall: In a way the forum mirrors life, people come and go, some stay for a long time, some move in and out, a few leave in a huff, and some pass on as life unfortunately and ultimately does. Flux an all though there has always been good people here.

You are what makes this a great place to hang out!







William

[John H.]

I always imagined Fixed as a lawyer sitting in his cubicle laughing as he wrote in "bro speak".

[vav]

Well, I for one sent F..ed a couple of freebies. The guy that I always wondered where he went is the FRN guy, "AhneidaRide - I need a ride" Ray was his name? The handlebra guy IIRC.

[merlincustom1]

I also miss Douglas Brooks's posts. Knowing guy with a way with words. Fixed I found to be light entertainment.