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He was a lovely lovely fellow. But most of his stories were lies and fabrications. He claimed to have been qualified as an architect in Paris but some old friends confirmed he had not. In fact he had been a cowboy builder and had multiple cases against him for bad building/architectural work and declared bankrupt a few times. Lied about his age, lied about owning where he lived. He claimed his wife had died of natural causes though there was great suspicion about her death and a police investigation.
However to people on here he was a charming generous fellow and many of us loved him dearly.
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Bloody hell. Had no idea. Thought he appeared from nowhere and got a bit of a new lease of life with new friends from here. Bit sad to hear the above tbh, even though I never met the guy.
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Oh wow I didn't know that, bizarre
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Wow, I’m actually glad I knew nothing of this side of Fiddy.
Is it ok to just remember him as the utterly charming gent he undoubtedly was?
I can’t recall any tales that seemed bs to me, just remember the beautiful/inappropriate bikes trotted out for any given occasion.
Obvs a lot more of forum life was conducted in person back then but his passing and how yourself James and others were there for him galvanised my belief that this is a real community, not just a bunch of internet bike wankers.
kboy
Festerban
edmundro
Before my time, thought people liked the guy?