I’ve just sold 2 water bottles to Mark Thomas.

Very pleasant bloke he is too…

Sold a bike to Simon Evans the comic this week.

Also sold Sir Chris some Keo Cleats last year. KAPOW!

http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Kentucky/Hopkins-County-KY/Mark-Thomas.4550992.html
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Who are they?

A former boss used to rent bikes to Ronnie Corbett

THREAD CLOSED.

Who are they?

Mark Thomas is a comedian, in Edinburgh for the Festival (I would imagine)
“Sir Chris” is Sir Chris Hoy (I would imagine)
Simon Evans – another Comedian.

The bloke in the picture- some murderer I would think 🙂

neal – who’s Ronnie Corbertt?

Still I will have to google for them. I though thebikechain would be prouder to manage to sell a bicycle helmet to TJ…

We have done that actually. TJ bought a Giro Xen last year…

neal – who’s Ronnie Corbertt?

🙂

I know you did I get your FB feeds remember 😉

my dad sold a sack of potatoes to Geoff Capes. he didn’t need any help to get them out to his car.

I laid a floor for one of Tears For Fears. Sorry, I can’t say that I’ve sold a bike part to anyone famous 🙁

Ooh I overhauled the bike of the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys.

Ooh I overhauled the bike of the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys.

Oooh, one of my good mates would like to touch you for that alone. 🙂

Is she pretty?

Is she pretty?

😐

Any port on a storm though, eh? 🙂

You disgust me.

😉 etc

cynic-al – Member

A former boss used to rent bikes to Ronnie Corbett

So that’s where all the small frames went 😕

I serviced Sir David Attenburgh’s rear swingarm

I once saw Rod Hull in a shoe shop. The shoe shop was in Corfu and it wasn’t mine and I didn’t work there either, but it’s the closest thing I can get to in this famous person/retail thread.

I thank-you.

I once got caught having a pre race dump in the woods at Innerleithen by Rachel Atherton. She asked if I had any toilet roll!

I sold a copy of the watchmen graphic novel and a book about REM to the lead singer of the Bluetones in 1997

I fixed a puncture for Mikkey Dee the drummer for Motorhead.

I sold a helmet to Ford Kiernan, AKA The Big Man.

For those of you not in the know:

I sold a bike to Geoff Hoon when he was defence secretary during the Iraq war (famous at the time I guess).

Not retail related but I went to the same school, and had lessons with, Ed Clancy. How our paths in life changed…

I have been for rides with Dave B’s dad and brother. Dad gave me a hard time for 2 years whilst at college

I sold Scary Spice a bike.
I sold David “Kid” Jensen a pair of padded underpants.
And a fair few more…!

I thought it was only name-dropping if people know who the droppee is ?

Ooh I overhauled the bike of the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys.

Jello Biafra rides a bike too?! ***swoons***

hels – Member

I thought it was only name-dropping if people know who the droppee is ?

NIche and uber-niche name-dropping are teh bests.

Hels, she was in a vaguely successful popular beat combo some years ago.
Hope that helps.

😉

In a past life, I once provided technical support to Timmy Mallet.

See how he is on the telly? Just the same IRL.

Sat opposite Janet Street-Porter on the Eurostar, I’d already had a few bevy’s and thought it was a badly dressed bloke (she is pushing 6 foot). Only when she went to the loo did a fellow passenger point out who it actually was. 😳

hans rey popped to borrow a track pump once, and i once sold tim don some energy ge’s

In my former life as one of London’s finest cycle couriers, I delivered stuff to Stephen Fry, David Essex, Maureen Lipman, Ian Hislop, Chris Tarrant and Alexei Sayle.

Boooom! Six name drops. Beat that!

sold a bike once to Dave Gorman No 46 does that count?

not the bike trade but i’ve sold chicken breasts to Roy Wood and Grapes to Ron Atkinson

Aged 13 I was left alone in a hotel room with Johnathan King. 😯

^ you have my sympathies.

I served Nigel Mansell a pot of tea.