Just Saying Hi! [Archive] - The Paceline Forum

Kahuna

11-25-2012, 02:23 PM

Hey folks!

Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still out there, still riding, and still check in on the forum from time-to-time to see what's going on. My wife and family are doing well and we wish everyone a great holiday season!

All the best!

-Kahuna (aka "Gary" :) )

P.S. Still riding the same ol' steed that looks and performs just as good today as it did back in 2001. Here's a quick iphone pic from yesterday...

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/mauiguy/Bikes/IMG_2120.jpg

thegunner

11-25-2012, 02:29 PM

that spectrum still looks timeless :)

Bruce K

11-25-2012, 02:38 PM

Wow

So great to hear from you, Gary

Please drop by more often

BK

gasman

11-25-2012, 02:44 PM

Glad you stopped by Gary.
Good to hear you are still riding that beautiful bike.
Hope your wife is doing well and your family.
Many are still here, many have left and many have joined.
best to you

rnhood

11-25-2012, 02:48 PM

That Spectrum still looks as good today as it did when you first posted it.

sc53

11-25-2012, 02:59 PM

Kahuna, great father of the forum, thanks for stopping by! Your bike looks new! Love the colors and paint scheme.

pdmtong

11-25-2012, 03:20 PM

unbelievable.
words from the source.
gary, be well.

David Kirk

11-25-2012, 03:39 PM

Hey man -

Great to hear from you and to know you're doing well.

dave

William

11-25-2012, 04:03 PM

Great to see the Big K!!:cool:

The Spectrum looks awesome!

William

soulspinner

11-25-2012, 04:10 PM

Aloha. Gotta visit the barn. Gettin old and need a ride like yours. Still a cool lookin rig.

Ahneida Ride

11-25-2012, 04:13 PM

It's the MAN himself ...

Let's ALL take a deep bow !!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

thwart

11-25-2012, 05:49 PM

Good to see the founding father is back in the house.

And that bike is gorgeous! One of the best Ti bike paint schemes I've seen.

Spectrum Bob

11-25-2012, 06:15 PM

Hey Kahuna,
I remember seeing your bike at the barn when I was being fitted for my first one. It still looks as good today as it did then. I am rarely here my self any more so this is a great surprise. I totaled my Spectrum last year and replaced it with a new one and was delighted at the positive changes Tom has made in the ten years. I really need to right a review and comparison between the two. All the best and have a happy and safe new year.
Bob

dgauthier

11-25-2012, 06:24 PM

Thanks Kahuna! Your forum was the center of the internet cycling information universe for me when I started riding in 2002, and that Spectrum (outfitted in Campy, leaning against a stucco wall) was the first shot of bike porn that made me say "holy crap." So balanced, so perfect . . . glad to see it's the keeper.

Didn't you close down the original forum a few years back? What the heck was the name of it?

Chris

11-25-2012, 06:27 PM

One of the good guys.

mike p

11-25-2012, 07:02 PM

Great to hear from you Gary! Glad to hear you and yours are well. Did you ever think what you started would still be going strong all these years? Please don't be a stranger.

Mike

flydhest

11-25-2012, 07:18 PM

All the best, Kahuna.

I got the first (and second) round if you're ever in DC.

BumbleBeeDave

11-25-2012, 08:43 PM

Gary, GREAT to hear from you! . . . and so glad you and your family are doing well!

Folks Gary started it ALL here many years ago from his first computer in the log cabin where he grew up. The machine had a magic lantern screen lit by a candle behind it!

I also hear Amelia Earhart will be checking in here any minuted! :rolleyes: ;)

BBD

Fixed

11-25-2012, 10:09 PM

Kahuna Is the daddy of our forum
Cheers best wishes to you and yours

Kahuna

11-25-2012, 10:20 PM

Hah! Some of these comments! Funny and very kind! Thanks everybody! The truth is, you guys are doing a lot better job keeping this place alive than I ever did! :) :) :)

But, I have not forgotten my friends here! Will try to check in more often.

Ahneida, One Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand posts! :eek: That's more hits than Facebook!

victoryfactory

11-26-2012, 04:31 AM

Kahuna
Great to hear from you! I had never participated in any on line
shenanigans before I got my first Serotta in 2000 and heard of your
forum. The atmosphere you created here of intelligent bike and general
discussion lives on (mostly)

So glad you checked in, now maybe BBDave will calm down with all
the "I am the Kahuna" stuff!

Seriously, though
Thanks
mele kalikimaka
Aloha

VF

Birddog

11-26-2012, 08:14 AM

WOW, that is a real blast from the past. Thanks for starting this and Happy Holidays to you too.

wooly

11-26-2012, 08:32 AM

Holy moly. Good to hear from you Kahuna. Happy holidays.

weisan

11-26-2012, 09:58 AM

Kahuna-pal, in your honor, the very first photo I took from the forum gallery to serve as my wallpaper...golly, what a beauty, perfect, just perfect.

http://alicehui.com/serotta/kahuna/kahuna_spectrum.jpg

BumbleBeeDave

11-26-2012, 10:01 AM

Kahuna Hakuna Matata!

;)

BBD

Kahuna
Great to hear from you! I had never participated in any on line
shenanigans before I got my first Serotta in 2000 and heard of your
forum. The atmosphere you created here of intelligent bike and general
discussion lives on (mostly)

So glad you checked in, now maybe BBDave will calm down with all
the "I am the Kahuna" stuff!

Seriously, though
Thanks
mele kalikimaka
Aloha

VF

sc53

11-26-2012, 11:47 AM