10 years ago....

[Night Train]

Well, 10 years and 5 days ago (I was busy and forgot) I joined Cycle Chat.
The first message I got was a welcome message from some chap called Arch who was based in York.

Arch seemed like a nice chap so I stayed and chatted on the forum, and figured I would quite like to meet Arch one day, and maybe go for a ride together.

Then I had that 'Arch is a girl????' moment that so many others of that era also had.

Anyway, we did meet up....

And then met up some more....

And chatted about trains, and engineering, and visited the National Railway Museum quite a few times until we began dating in November 2010.

We married in June 2014 and Arch moved to Manchester. We are very happy and work as Makers together turning our hand to bike related stuff occasionally but also now museum installations.

I have never been happier in life, I think Arch feels likewise.

Not been on the forum for a long long time now but will always remember this place as where it all started.

Thank you Shaun, and everyone else who knows/remembers us.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Hi guys!
Good to hear from you, love to Arch :-)
Where you led, others have followed.
Best Wishes
FF

 

[Dayvo]

Glad to hear that, NT!

Both you and Arch were/are much-valued contributors to CC. You're both missed on here, too, but I'm sure that you've far too much to do than to sit on here and wear your fingerprints out.

All the best to you both.

 

[Katherine]

Hi. I joined CC in 2014 and I the first thing I saw were your wedding photos! Which was a lovely introduction to the forum.
I think there will be lots of people who will be so pleased to hear from you.
Best wishes to you both.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Great to hear from you NT and really pleased you and Arch are living the dream

Very best wishes to you both for every happiness in the years to come

 

[Easytigers]

Just got my 7 year trophy today! Great to hear a great feel good story. Congrats to you guys!

 

[Drago]

What a lovely story. I could feel similar sparks when I met @biggs682

 

[postman]

Hello great to hear from you both,i am really happy things are super duper.Keep posting,love to Arch.

 

[User10119]

Hello! It's lovely to hear from you two; you're often in my thoughts. Especially whenever I see the trikes or Beryl's little sister out

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Hello Night Train, nice to here from you, lovely story and I'm glad to hear your happy, can you say hello to Arch for me.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

@Night Train

I'm glad that you and Arch are happy together and still making things. I really miss seeing you both round the site. The updates on twitter aren't the same.

Best wishes for your continued happiness.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Good to hear from you again. Glad you are happy

 

[biggs682]

@nightrain I also remember finding out that @Arch wasn't an Archie !

@Drago you imagine how I felt that you are a male and not the female I expected

 

[roadrash]

Don't you just love a happy ending .......glad to hear of your happiness , I did have the pleasure of meeting night train but never met arch,

 

[raleighnut]