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charisjapan

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Hey all,
I was invited here by my guitar teacher ... who lives in Chicago!
Been in Japan since '69, came from the U.S. at the impressionable age of 12. Back when a lot of Yokohama was US Navy, I elected to be "off-base" most of the time, though a military brat. Married my high school sweetheart, and we're still luv-luv. My two kids are half, but both now married and in the US. Was brought up athiest, tried Buddha, now a Christian pastor, but maybe a bit unconventional.
What I do, and how I got here is on my website ... if you're interested. Not sure how to post pics here, but I'll give it a try ...
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what a cool photo! Thanks for sharing it.

Mrs. Charis looks lovely. :-) (as brides usually do.)
 
Nice photo, charisjapan, thanks for sharing! And welcome aboard!
 
thomas said:
Nice photo, charisjapan, thanks for sharing! And welcome aboard!
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Appreciate the welcome, thomas!
A cyclist, eh? I did that for a while, but went back to my original love ...
Climbing Mt. Fuji with a buddy (kamikaze downhill from 8th station) ... I'm in the Hammer Bros. duds. 2nd pic is my most recent 2-wheeler.
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Wow, first-generation MTBs, I'm impressed!

My avatar pic was also taken on Mt. Fuji, but as we are roadies it's UPhill and only to the 5th station. :D
 
thomas said:
Wow, first-generation MTBs, I'm impressed!
My avatar pic was also taken on Mt. Fuji, but as we are roadies it's UPhill and only to the 5th station. :D
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Man, I feel old! "First Generation" MTB ... but yeah, lol! I was importing frames from Steve McMahon and Keith Bontrager for a bit, and building and selling high-end MTB racers. Had a Klein triathlon bike and a few other roadracers, but sold off everything after a few spills.
... Real MTB guys pedal UP! (but I gotta admit that we had to portage a lot to get to the 8th station ;))
Cool site! But I'm off pedal bikes with a bad back suffered dodging a deer while downhilling in Pennsylvania ... on that Ti bike!
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charisjapan said:
Man, I feel old! "First Generation" MTB ... but yeah, lol! I was importing frames from Steve McMahon and Keith Bontrager for a bit, and building and selling high-end MTB racers. Had a Klein triathlon bike and a few other roadracers, but sold off everything after a few spills.
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Please forgive me, I was referring to the rigs only, not their riders! :)

But Steve and Keith were definitely pioneers of MTBing.

charisjapan said:
But I'm off pedal bikes with a bad back suffered dodging a deer while downhilling in Pennsylvania ... on that Ti bike!
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Really sorry to hear about your accident.

Being a bit on the heavy side, I ride mostly Ti too. I keep telling my wife that the frame at least will survive almost everything...
 
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