Dave was a great friend that I had never met in person, even though we spoke regularly by phone and email. I sold him a number of bikes over the years and facilitated a few more when he needed linguistic support for purchases out of Italy. He was definitely one of the go-to people for any information about vintage Cinelli bikes. In fact I always considered him to be one of the leading experts anywhere in the world about the marque. He was simply passionate about bikes and they represented a major part of his life. The last time I spoke to him was following his last participation in the Eroica ride in October, where he went with his wife.

I will miss him.