Really weak bike related claims to fame

[john]

Right. Here are mine. Let's see if you can top them

1. Have met and spoken with Mark 'Blast Off' Batt.
2. Once built a bike for Richard Ashcroft of the Verve.
3. Pictured on bike in an advert for a major motor manufacturer featured in the national press. As was Russell I believe.
4. Once owned a bike which was previosuly owned by Jo Burt.

 

[ton]

bike related claim to fame

i have one also. i own a 1930s bobbys bike that was used in a ealing comedy movie.

 

[john]

Re: bike related claim to fame

i have one also. i own a 1930s bobbys bike that was used in a ealing comedy movie.

Not bad Was it a good one ?

 

[gradeAfailure]

Went riding a few times with Declan Hicks of Zero Components "fame"...

Sheesh that's weak...!

 

[orange71]

I'm still trying to get to the bottom of whether my Proflex 855 was once owned by one of the Grewal brothers...

 

[john]

Went riding a few times with Declan Hicks of Zero Components "fame"...

Sheesh that's weak...!

There's a name I've not heard in a long time !

 

[gump]

umm,
had many appearances on youve been framed with a spectacular over the bars episode down pipeline at Newnham 91 (wasn't my fault guy in front lost it on my line so had to go way off piste + big rocks = inevitable)

Used to go riding with Andy Gordon from GT and Craig Gilman from Trek

well thats it. pathetic really.

 

[ridevintagemtb]

Pretty good friends with Ned Overend, Todd Wells, and Chris Herting

Real good friends with Tom Danielson

Went to Worlds for US

Raced a full season (30 races) in 1993. I was 13.

 

[agrove]

Bill Grove just happens to be my father.

 

[rody]

Laurent Finion once spit on my shoe prior to the start of the eigth stage of the Tour Depont in North Carolina.

I looked down on him, as he is a wee bit of a man, and said in my most hurt voice..."Dude"

To which he looked up over his granny glasses and uttered a dismissive "hurumph".

God, it brings tears to my eyes to remember how close we were in that moment.