frank8265
Active Member
- Location
- Westdorpe - The Netherlands
Registered today here, so first let me introduce myself.
To start with the obvious, as my username states, I am Frank.
Construction started in 1964 and i was delivered in 1965. I live in The Netherlands (please don't call it "Holland" as that is just a part of the Netherlands) in a small town called Westdorpe. 5 km above the belgian border. Flat country, so not much climbing with the bike here.
I liked cycling since i was a kid. When I grew up and started to demolish other things than mum's stuff in the house, I started to enjoy tinkering at bikes. Which led to buying a Surly Disc Trucker frame in 2012 and building it up myself. And hey, the bike still rides and still is safe and reliable. Not bad for a first full build by myself.
As far as my life's career is concerned, I've been a truckdriver, roadworker, receptionist, project manager, archivist, operator and toxic waste collector. Among other jobs. At the moment i am a warehouse man / manager. Easy / lazy job for a change.
Besides my bicycle, other hobbies are music (allmost all genres, but mainly rock / hard rock / R&B / country / new age / rock 'n roll / jive & swing), reading (a bit), writing, d.i.y. and christmas. Although with the diy and the riding ( 2 x 30 km commute a day), not much time left for the other hobbies.
Used to be a bit of a bike hiker, till i got married with a woman who hardly ever rides a bike. What can you do...
Main motto in life: laugh when you can, be serious when you have to.
I may be a bit of a weirdo most times, but can be a serious / deep thinker too.
Any way, now you've got an pretty good idea who this new dutchman on these forums is and who you might be replying to.
I've included a picture of me on one of my first bikes (if not thé first) and a more recent picture. Just to show wine ages better than me.
Grtz,
Frank
To start with the obvious, as my username states, I am Frank.
Construction started in 1964 and i was delivered in 1965. I live in The Netherlands (please don't call it "Holland" as that is just a part of the Netherlands) in a small town called Westdorpe. 5 km above the belgian border. Flat country, so not much climbing with the bike here.
I liked cycling since i was a kid. When I grew up and started to demolish other things than mum's stuff in the house, I started to enjoy tinkering at bikes. Which led to buying a Surly Disc Trucker frame in 2012 and building it up myself. And hey, the bike still rides and still is safe and reliable. Not bad for a first full build by myself.
As far as my life's career is concerned, I've been a truckdriver, roadworker, receptionist, project manager, archivist, operator and toxic waste collector. Among other jobs. At the moment i am a warehouse man / manager. Easy / lazy job for a change.
Besides my bicycle, other hobbies are music (allmost all genres, but mainly rock / hard rock / R&B / country / new age / rock 'n roll / jive & swing), reading (a bit), writing, d.i.y. and christmas. Although with the diy and the riding ( 2 x 30 km commute a day), not much time left for the other hobbies.
Used to be a bit of a bike hiker, till i got married with a woman who hardly ever rides a bike. What can you do...
Main motto in life: laugh when you can, be serious when you have to.
I may be a bit of a weirdo most times, but can be a serious / deep thinker too.
Any way, now you've got an pretty good idea who this new dutchman on these forums is and who you might be replying to.
I've included a picture of me on one of my first bikes (if not thé first) and a more recent picture. Just to show wine ages better than me.
Grtz,
Frank
