Interesting people you have bought bike stuff from.

[BalkanExpress]

Just bought a groupset from one of the team ( a Breton called Luc) who mark the route for the Tour de France and other ASO races. In short they drive the route a couple of days in advance and put all the arrows and other directions in place. The parcel arrived with added Le Tour goodies, including KoM arm warmers

Which interesting, famous or just plain odd people have you bought stuff from?

 

[midlife]

I bought my Falcon frames via Billy Holmes, silver medallist team Road race 1956 Olympics.

 

[biggs682]

I love listening to seller's of some of the bike's i buy
It's normally fascinating to hear there tales
None have been famous just interesting

 

[classic33]

Bought a Brox from Rob Brock, in Irlam. When I said I'd be crossing the Pennines to get home on it, he said I was mad!

 

[DCLane]

Having bought bits from quite a number of CC members, no comment ...

 

[Sharky]

Bought (for £8) a Mercian track frame from a very well known and good rider in 1968. Did all my PB's on it then stored it in the loft for many a year, before bring it down and racing on it again in the 90's and early 00's, before selling it on (for £50) as I stopped using it.

The rider I bought it from - the late Cliff Ash (mid shropshire wheelers).
Had to make the cheque out for Cash!

 

[Drago]

A crank set from Dave Wrath-Sharman.

 

[Specialeyes]

My Kirk Precision was delivered to its original owner by the young lad working in the local bike shop at the time, a certain C. Boardman

 

[screenman]

Some cross bits of off Kieth Mernickle.

 

[Tom B]

.....or just plain odd people have you bought stuff from?

Clearly nobody who has bought from me has looked at this thread yet.

Once bought a puncture repair kit from a bakery.

 

[Twizit]

I got two cycling related stylized maps framed close to my work - person serving me turned out to be the Aunt of Alice and Hannah Barnes, of the GB cycling team.

 

[Jody]

It's the opposite way round but I sold a £10k engine to a pro rider for his Volvo bus.

 

[raleighnut]

I buy quite a bit of stuff from John at Bob Warner cycles.

View: https://youtu.be/I56m7KF7Erc

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I once bought a bike off someone who was the spitting image of Ron Weasley's dad. The resemblance was so uncanny that I was compelled to look up the actor's name on the internet when I got home, despite knowing that the guy I bought the bike off ran a cafe and was not an actor.

 

[Globalti]

Aren't most bike shop owners retired pros?