"Ray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I don't know how many folks on this group know Bruce Frech. I know he posted here from time to time. In any case, very sad news. Bruce was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday morning near West Chester, PA. Fittingly, he was on his way to a ride. Sorry to have to report this,
-Ray Sachs
I live in California and posted a message in rec.rides looking for places to rent and ride in the West Chester PA area while I was on vacation. It was the height of summer, my form was good and I really didn't want a couple of weeks setback which happens to me with a full week off the bike. Plus I can't go a week without riding because... it's a week without riding. All the shops I was referred to only had hybrids or mtbs. Bruce posted a reply and offered to loan me a bike and take me on a ride. I brought my pedals, he set me up on a Kestrel with 9sp DuraAce that fit me perfectly. He took me on a great ride with a Friend of his named Charlie. We hammered for 55 miles through beautiful quiet backroads. I couldn't believe how generous he was to a stranger except that upon meeting him, going to his house and riding with him, I found that cycling was so deep a part of his heart and life that a fellow cyclist was not a stranger to him. Thank you Bruce.
I was lucky enough to know Bruce for about 7-8 years. I'm not a racer and will never be anywhere near as strong a rider as he was, but I'd see him on rides every now and then and he'd slow down long enough to say hello and shoot the breeze for a little while. I'm a transportation planner in his home county and we worked together on advocacy efforts and met at least every couple of months with a regular advocacy group. He was always quiet, modest, kind, and very very knowledgeable and helpful. He was a rare guy, and now gone far too soon.
I'm planning on going to the memorial service on Saturday - I'll pass all of these kind notes onto his family.
"Ray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I don't know how many folks on this group know Bruce Frech. I know he posted here from time to time. In any case, very sad news. Bruce was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday morning near West Chester, PA. Fittingly, he was on his way to a ride. Sorry to have to report this,
-Ray Sachs
I live in California and posted a message in rec.rides looking for places to rent and ride in the West Chester PA area while I was on vacation. It was the height of summer, my form was good and I really didn't want a couple of weeks setback which happens to me with a full week off the bike. Plus I can't go a week without riding because... it's a week without riding. All the shops I was referred to only had hybrids or mtbs. Bruce posted a reply and offered to loan me a bike and take me on a ride. I brought my pedals, he set me up on a Kestrel with 9sp DuraAce that fit me perfectly. He took me on a great ride with a Friend of his named Charlie. We hammered for 55 miles through beautiful quiet backroads. I couldn't believe how generous he was to a stranger except that upon meeting him, going to his house and riding with him, I found that cycling was so deep a part of his heart and life that a fellow cyclist was not a stranger to him. Thank you Bruce.
Lovely tribute; thank you for posting it.
Bill "hoping Zoot can refrain from making any (totally inappropriate) cager-bashing remarks" S.
I was lucky enough to know Bruce for about 7-8 years. I'm not a racer and will never be anywhere near as strong a rider as he was, but I'd see him on rides every now and then and he'd slow down long enough to say hello and shoot the breeze for a little while. I'm a transportation planner in his home county and we worked together on advocacy efforts and met at least every couple of months with a regular advocacy group. He was always quiet, modest, kind, and very very knowledgeable and helpful. He was a rare guy, and now gone far too soon.
I'm planning on going to the memorial service on Saturday - I'll pass all of these kind notes onto his family.
Yes, that's nice. Please give my condolences to his family and friends.
"gwhite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ray said:
I was lucky enough to know Bruce for about 7-8 years. I'm not a racer and will never be anywhere near as strong a rider as he was, but I'd see him on rides every now and then and he'd slow down long enough to say hello and shoot the breeze for a little while. I'm a transportation planner in his home county and we worked together on advocacy efforts and met at least every couple of months with a regular advocacy group. He was always quiet, modest, kind, and very very knowledgeable and helpful. He was a rare guy, and now gone far too soon.
I'm planning on going to the memorial service on Saturday - I'll pass all of these kind notes onto his family.
Yes, that's nice. Please give my condolences to his family and friends.
I think we can all only hope that someone say this kind of thing about us.
But not TOO soon... ;-)
Seriously, I think Bruce would be blushing over all the (well-deserved) praise he's getting. But that doesn't change the fact he deserves it - I drank a toast to him last night and hope his family is coping with their loss.
"Mark Hickey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Bill C said:
I think we can all only hope that someone say this kind of thing about us.
But not TOO soon... ;-)
Seriously, I think Bruce would be blushing over all the (well-deserved) praise he's getting. But that doesn't change the fact he deserves it - I drank a toast to him last night and hope his family is coping with their loss.
BTW, I dropped into the local Pro shop last Thursday and Robby now is selling Habaneros and says that they're hands down the best deal he's ever sold. And he likes the way they ride. He spend a half hour trying to sell me one.
