Thanks to the magic and power of Facebook, I've sent messages to Mr. Brett Howard, whose name shows up when you do a search for Fishlips Cycles, along with a wall that contains lots of Fishlips photos. He appears to have gone inactive, however - His last post was 5 years ago.
I've also sent a message to my former coworker Renn DeWitt, who claims to have welded frames for Fishlips. He's more active, with his most recent posting back in August. So crossing fingers to get some confirmation from someone who knows more about this nonsense than me....