RenoJohn
Well-known member
Sunday morning ...recovering from a saturday ride that went late into the night ...and getting motivated to head to the garage to tinker with the bikes.
The phone rings. 'Who calls on Sunday morning?', I thought to myself ....and the caller ID doesn't look familiar ...but I decide to answer it anyway.
+"Hello"
- "Is this John"
+"Who's calling"
- "Michael Kneebone"
(I about hit the floor .....as in what the shit did I do now? Was it that BBG trip report? Why is he calling me? ....Can't be good news.)
+"Hello Michael, Yes, this is John ...Great to hear from you"
Well, it turns out Micahel was getting ready to send out the usual paraphenalia for a couple of rides that I had done nearly a year ago. I had sent a few state specific rides in together. He called to apologize for it taking so long (no worries on this end, never cared), he wanted to congratulate me and the usual BS
But then the conversation turned to riding, to fun, to life and even the 1088. We must have spent 20minutes on the phone sharing fun. It was truly groovy.
Don't document/submit very many of my rides, don't run in the IBA/LD circle(s) .....I'm a "no one" in that arena but am dabbling a bit in it this season. Still, it was very nice to get a personal call from Mr. Kneebone. This personal call and Michaels character speak volumes to the IBA in my opinion.
When I look back at these rides -a couple of fun, interesting and unique state specific rides ...the memories won't be of the ride, the challenges, the fun, the silliness ...those were all abundent ..but the memory will be of the very nice phone call I got from Michael Kneebone.
A class act IMO
The phone rings. 'Who calls on Sunday morning?', I thought to myself ....and the caller ID doesn't look familiar ...but I decide to answer it anyway.
+"Hello"
- "Is this John"
+"Who's calling"
- "Michael Kneebone"
(I about hit the floor .....as in what the shit did I do now? Was it that BBG trip report? Why is he calling me? ....Can't be good news.)
+"Hello Michael, Yes, this is John ...Great to hear from you"
Well, it turns out Micahel was getting ready to send out the usual paraphenalia for a couple of rides that I had done nearly a year ago. I had sent a few state specific rides in together. He called to apologize for it taking so long (no worries on this end, never cared), he wanted to congratulate me and the usual BS
But then the conversation turned to riding, to fun, to life and even the 1088. We must have spent 20minutes on the phone sharing fun. It was truly groovy.
Don't document/submit very many of my rides, don't run in the IBA/LD circle(s) .....I'm a "no one" in that arena but am dabbling a bit in it this season. Still, it was very nice to get a personal call from Mr. Kneebone. This personal call and Michaels character speak volumes to the IBA in my opinion.
When I look back at these rides -a couple of fun, interesting and unique state specific rides ...the memories won't be of the ride, the challenges, the fun, the silliness ...those were all abundent ..but the memory will be of the very nice phone call I got from Michael Kneebone.
A class act IMO
