Gabe (bentnut)
Quoted message said:Just wanted to say that I am pleased that in your last message, you added
that you wanted me to continue writing this Calfee/Fast Freddy thread.
Quoted message said:Your spelling has improved btw, but the word response has no C in it.
Quoted message said:I will have to check with Cambie about the length of the Recumboni. I was
told by someone (in the bent industry) who would know and (who posts here) that the Recumboni WAS 6
inches shorter than a GRR...so for now I will assume you are correct on the length of the Recumboni.
Quoted message said:Wow, Fast Freddy and the other guy have done a (combined) 200,000 miles on
bents. Not bad, but SOLO I've done a tad over 140,000 bent....so I'm not THAT impressed and you
folks live in a nice warm climate without snow, ice and minus 20-40 C. wind-chill to ride in. You
think Fast Freddy could handle 140K in the weather I ride in?
Quoted message said:As for the Calfee coming out as a Non-Track bent for the masses. My
mistake, I thought someone wrote it was to be sold for track use and designed to be socked.
Quoted message said:As for the Calfee coming out in (different) sizes to suit different
riders...re: my statement that the bent cannot come in a different size for that fairing to
work...again I read into this something that was not there...my mistake again.
Quoted message said:I don't have the message you posted to refer to, one of my cats stepped on
the Delete key while I was doing my 1st reply and your message is gone and so I am winging it trying
to remember the points you made that I agree/disagree with. Maybe post the message again and I'll
find a few other points to address.
Oh Yeah...why my crusade? Well there was no crusade until Fast Freddy offered me the $1,000.00 and
THEN it became personal.
As for where are all the people who are supporting what I write....I don't think they want to get
Hate Letters from Fast Freddy, so they asked me to NOT use their names on this NG. I did however
receive one Email of support that floored me. It was from a Senior Executive of a large U.S.
Automaker who said my standing up to Fast Freddy has shown to him that I have balls and he'd like to
get involved in Marketing my trikes...how nice. Another letter came from a Venture Capitalist and
the 3rd from a company offering to do machining of parts (free) to keep my trike prices
low.....since I am doing these trikes as a Non-Profit venture.
For me this whole Flame War has turned out pretty good....I am not complaining at all.
My only regret is people who I was under the impression were willing to tolerate me...have turned to
support Fast Freddy and his $3,000.00 bent venture.