I also answered the ad and was also screened by Mike, a few days later received a call from Mr. Kirkbride. We had a nice chat while he explained the history of several of the bikes. I had inquired about a couple of the smaller road frames, as most of the frames pictured are larger track bikes, and much too tall for me. According to Mr. Kirkbride, the smaller frames were built for his son when he wasn't so tall, those frames were small wheel frames, 24 inch/650 wheels.
So unfortunately none of the bikes were a good fit for me, but it was really nice speaking to the man himself. I wished I was closer and could have made the trip over to meet with him in person, he's a very pleasant guy and I would have loved to hear more stories from his career.