This is an enjoyable thread!

Trying to read between the lines: You worked in an LBS while in the Israeli Army as a tank commander? Now that's some cool bi-vocational work!

And you mentioned in post #31 you were a "NYC cop." More intrigue and another hint.

Now I'm also guessing you were in the CIA or Mossad, because all the embellishments to the story are just meant as a distraction to mask the truth. This is all code language for some secret covert operation among certain C&V operatives who are convincing people to ditch their classics your way, and then going out and buying the latest CF 11 speed Electronic ride.