Fleet of Grief

No, sadly, I got distracted by the Nag Super Pista and the Ciocc, I regret selling it now, was a nice example,

Been building these for a while, ordered Hope Tech 4 V4 brakes and been waiting for their release, so getting the hoses and other bits sorted ready for them to arrive, I am excite,

Goodridge hoses with Stan Titanium Shrouds, Hope blue banjo's and Titanium banjo bolts, Titanium pads carriers,

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I somehow missed this yesterday. What a banger.

Reg Nichols
Bob Read

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This is insanely good. As a 90’s kid this paint ticks all my boxes.

Glad to see you still building and that it seems to be helping you in some way. You've really got an eye for it and these builds all speak to that. The Bob Read is incredible and has a nice story to it as well. Glad it went to someone who's looking after it.

Incidentally, I found my copy of Rad Rides last week after unpacking boxes following a big move. Your builds in that remain some of my favourite BMXs of all time, the highlight being that Standard 125. Don't stop messing with bikes.

FYI - I think I have your tonic fall guy. It’s a lovely bike. I’ll give you first dibs if I sell it.

Thanks for making this thread, the content is incredible and it's heartening to read. Keep up the awesome work

Your builds in this thread are phenomenal and I am glad they lift your spirits. My faves are your LAF and the 125. Just wow. If you get a min put all your BMX stuff up. Loads of people would love to see it.

Have your new brakes come? My mate picked his up on Wednesday. They look really nice and I love the new lever. I am not a fan of the graphic on the reservoir cap though but that's preference.

Thank you everyone, genuinely,
I've become an almost recluse these days, I just ride and potter around with my bikes,
Brought a tear to my eye reading the comments,
x

I haven't collected them yet, I think they sold out pretty quickly to the Hope fanboys, I am one, I'll admit,
I'm the same about the graphic, and same with the lever, the tech 3 is great but not really designed for folk with hands like mine,

I'll go through my photos and put some more up, I'm conscious of over-doing it with the posts,

Seriously!!!!

I have a search for "Tonic Fab" on eBay,
And i regularly search for that bike/frame on there,

I would LOVE that frame back,

If you do ever sell, I'll buy it off you in an instant.
Small world!!!

Well I really hope nuke just crumbles and lets you have it back.

Holy moly that's good.

So many wonderful bikes in this thread. I wasn't on here often when the thread started so I just wanted to extend a friendly hand and say hope you're doing ok.

Nuke messaged me about the FG, hopefully it might be coming home, I'd love to have it back in the fleet, fingers crossed!

Thank you,
Someone asked me about grief the other day, he asked me how I cope with my sons suicide,
I told him it was about the simple acts of human kindness,
They keep me going, I try to pay them on by working voluntary at a local homeless project, every night that I get home I look at my post modernistic bullshit pseudo industrial Patrick Bateman home and thank my lucky stars, I'm doing ok, it is what it is,
So thank you, and I hope you're doing ok too x

my post modernistic bullshit pseudo industrial Patrick Bateman home

I can't be the only one thinking "I'd like to see that"! Wouldn't mind seeing your full hifi setup too. Theres a few like minded hifi nuts on here.
But most of all I'd love to see the Fallguy end up back in your hands. I've been wanting to build a jump bike for ages now. This might be the year. Said that last year though.

post modernistic bullshit pseudo industrial Patrick Bateman home

Heat reference?

You don't get to watch my TV!!!

Love that scene.