OK - a milestone, of sorts. This is my 2,000th post since find the Bike Forums on 12/04/04, almost exactly 2 years ago. I originally came to Bike Forums after ending a rather long hiatus from cycling, looking for information on my Miyata. I ended up sticking around and made several friends and a few trading partners in the process. While I've wandered around a bit and left my droppings in several of forums, the preponderance of them have been here in Classic & Vintage. So this is where I chose to express my gratitude.

Now, I admit up front that I've taken more than given, and in comparison to the near-incomprehensible storehouse of knowledge here there probably isn't too much of value in my 2,000 posts. So in that light, I wanted to mark this occasion by saying that I've learned a lot from you folks, and am more than better off for the experience.

So, in no particular order, a huge and heartfelt "thanks" to mswantak, mhendricks, cuda2k, lotek, sammyboy, luker, scooper, usazorro, T-mar, peripatetic, nlerner, little darwin, pastorbob, top506, cyclotoine, cudak888, CV-6, dirtdrop, ......... and all the rest that escape my recollection at this time.

Thanks for putting up with me, and thanks for your unselfish sharing of knowledge, experience, and parts. And if any of you happen to be in the SF Bay Area, drop me a pm and we can at least grab a beer together - on me.

John