lotek 

Hi Dave,

as I said in another thread welcome to the forums.

As a confirmed roadie I've been known to throw out the term
"mountain bike ugly" which I believe puts me squarely in the retrogrouch
catagory (never mind the Ergo shifting on one of my roadies).
I think Khuon has an interesting point, If my memory serves correctly
didn't the whole MTB thingy start with the likes of Ritchey, Cunningham,
Fischer et al bombing down fire roads on old balloon tire bikes?
For me, if a bike is actually ridden, I don't care what it's intended
purpose is, Sure many a MTB never sees a trail or gets off pavement
but if the owner uses it who am I to criticize? I just try to point out
they might be better served with a road bike.
Glad to hear that you are coming out of the doldrums, and that
you are finding your way back to the cycling community.
I think you'll find that alot of us older riders do remember you,
and the frames/bikes you built.
So, my next question is, do you have any plans to ease your
way back into framebuilding again? (we can only hope!).

anyhow, hope you stick around, its always nice to get
a different perspective on things, especially when the author
knows what he/she is talking about.

Marty