I went to high school with Chris; he had a good reputation as a frame builder well before graduating. He was also one of the best riders in our cohort and generally a very easy-going guy with a serious side. I remember that he would go on long rides with customers to observe them along with taking detailed measurements in order to design the right frame for each rider. If memory serves, his first bikes were labeled "Bittersweet" and I remember a very nice yellow one he built. I just stumbled on this old thread and was sorry to hear that he passed away so long ago--he would only have been about 30 in 1990.