Top Choices For Builder(s) to Hang Out With

[Coffee Rider]

If you could choose a builder(s) to hang out with for the evening (living persons only), who would it be, and why?

[FlashUNC]

Craig Gaulzetti and I got to watch Notre Dame burn down from a cafe in Paris.

So...Craig.

[Matthew]

Ben Serotta. Met him once at a shop in Grand Rapids. Seems like a really nice guy. And I've always loved his bikes.

[dave thompson]

Dave and Karin Kirk. While he's the builder, she is a terrific cook!

[weisan]

I will use a visual aid to explain why for each of them...

Peter Weigle
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRDngaNn6qYj3bCiMlLHAVmuyXN0aZ 5yN_n8g&usqp=CAU

Tyler Evans
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/da/da/2fdada6a8827b26b28f7c081ece24cf8.jpg

Richard Sachs
https://www.richardsachs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lug-kit-1.jpg

Darrell McCulloch
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7448/27615044582_de63a6e217_b.jpg

David Kirk
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14818560163_90f4c89a26_b.jpg

Tom Kellogg
https://redkiteprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Chainstay-600x411.jpg

Mike Zanconato
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2275/32751100102_c2cb00ee3c_b.jpg

Ben Serotta
https://www.cyclefit.co.uk/uploads/_675xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/benserotta4_170516_164747.jpg

[dmurphey]

Dave Kirk because he is a Lotus 7 guy and a great American frame builder:

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/shop-contest-winner-profile-david-kirk/

Also Jeremy Schlacter because he is a super guy from a great family who builds cool bikes and rides PBP as well as other stuff:

http://www.galluscycles.com

[choke]

Steve Hampsten
Paul Sadoff
Max Kullaway
Doriano De Rosa (along with Martina to translate)

[Dino Suegiù]

1 other person: Ernesto Colnago.
2 other people: Doriano De Rosa and Nick Crumpton.
3 other people: Albert Eisentraut, Bill Holland, and Steve Rex.
4 other people: Dario Pegoretti, Darrell McCulloch, Eddy Merckx, and Fausto Pinarello.

[merckxman]

Has Ernesto Colnago ever been in the USA?

[CNY rider]

Ben Serotta. Met him once at a shop in Grand Rapids. Seems like a really nice guy. And I've always loved his bikes.

Ben hosted several get-togethers at the factory in Saratoga that I attended.
After one of them a small group of us ended up hanging at his place for a while.
He was a very gracious and generous host at all of the events.
I have only good things to say about him.

[Spoker]

Rene Herse.

[bigbill]

Steve Garro, Coconino Cycles. He lives about two hours away in Flagstaff. I've hung out with him a few times. He is a fascinating guy with a cool dog.