[Closed] Whatever happened to Charlie The Bike Monger

I’m still on his mailing list, still get mails from him. Last one was about two weeks ago..

I think he is still going just got rid of the shop. I don't know him but I know people who know him and he comes up in general convention. God that is a ugly sentence.

Probably busy organising the Surly Dorset Gravel Dash I imagine...

I got a mail a few weeks ago too. Never met him but was a nice bloke to deal with.

Maybe he is concentrating on his TV career.

He put a bum butter sticker on my mates shoulder. That's all I know sorry.

His fb page suggests that he is surfing, riding bikes and hanging out with gay bykers... on acid

He got a job writing for a MTB mag... you might know it. Dunno if they pay him.

Personally cgaf as the bike I wanted he cba to track down for me.

there’s a reason he wanted to sell out at ££££££££££££ lmao

"there’s a reason he wanted to sell out at ££££££££££££ lmao"

Sick of dealing with idiots?

He certainly didnt make a fortune, IIRC, his shop was up for sale at £130k, we even thought about buying it, but backed out as, basically, cycle shops are dying, and to make even a semi-decent living, we'd have to work far harder than we do now, with no certainty that we would still be trading in 5 years time.

Dunno!?

but turning down good hard money is idiotic.

Can you back out from something that you’ve just thought about?

Personally cgaf as the bike I wanted he cba to track down for me.

there’s a reason he wanted to sell out at ££££££££££££ lmao

Aggronyms?

It was a odd place for a shop then again I suppose he did mainly mail order only did buy a pair of Salsa 29er forks from there few years back seemed nice guy Swanage is not the biggest place in the world wondered how many people came to the shop!!cheap for a shop.

Top lad, Charles. I still regularly steal his famous advice ‘Don’t be a dick’.

???

<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">He is still on Facebook as Charlie the Bikemonger and regularly posts stuff that's for sale i.e some expensive fat bike tyres 2 days ago</span>

I spoke with him this week, regarding some advise on salsa dropouts, cheers Charlie 😀

I last saw him at the NEC Bike show and I bought a Surly fork for my Sherpa, my mate Eric bought a whole Karate Monkey.  He's a regular on the one cogger FB group, easy enough to track down.

Still seems to be selling stuff/posting videos from the shop on Facebook?

Always had really good service whenever I've phoned up the shop.

Top lad, Charles. I still regularly steal his famous advice ‘Don’t be a dick’.

My guess is he’s at the square and compass ......

😀

I saw him in a DHL van eating buckets & buckets of KFC.

..but it coudve been someone else.

He has branched out into monging weed

seaweed that is

I'm Charlie The Bike Monger and so is my wife.

communicated with him this week about a big dummy. Sounds like he's still in business. Went by the shop a couple of weeks ago on sat am and it was closed. don't know if it was closed down or closed up for the day?

I was in the shop on Weds. Still in business and very helpful.

I'm sure I saw him playing a musical instrument with some other musicians in the S & C a while back.

I'm still here. Still have the shop as we could not find a buyer with money, which is sort of the idea ;-). Still racing, and riding.  Working less hours, and less days and spending my free time running "wild Isle Kitchen" which cooks foraged food as a pop up restaurant, and bike races. Gravel Dash is still a big deal, and a bloody long way. Bum Butter is still fillinga  crack in the market.

So the shop is still here, but we do pull some weird opening hours. Only 2 or 3 people work here, and to cover all hours on all days with a bit of illness and family stuff proves tricky. Best call before you make a journey.

"Bum Butter is still filling a crack in the market".

- quote of the week for me

😉

Used his bum lube at the weekend. Nice little pot that was handy for carrying on the Capital Trail

After a very boozy boozy ssuk near warwick i was waiting outside a portaloo.

My heart sank when Charlie stepped out 😂

Heart or rather BOTTOM 😂

Glad to hear your still going, helped me out no end with my Salsa Vaya build. 😀

I just wish that I could get another couple of “Daddy, tell me about girls” T shirts. C’mon Charlie, do another run, pretty please!

I just wish that I could get another couple of “Daddy, tell me about girls” T shirts. C’mon Charlie, do another run, pretty please!

Yeah, I’d buy one:)

Still the UK’s Gevenale supplier?  I bought my groupset from CtB a while ago and recommend it to evwryone building cross bikes.

My Carlsberg/Best Bike Shop in Swanage T-Shirt is my favourite T, which of course means it's now threadbare and my wife hates the sight of it.

Still, best freebie ever, thanks CtBM!

My van with the I Brake for Cake sticker is being traded in at the weekend, and I don't like the replacement as much. I'm going to miss that v.... sticker.

My current bike has no CTBM stickers on it, this makes me kinda sad.

^ pm me and I'll send you one. 🙂

Having stickers on a bike is pretty sad though. Bead blasted graphics are where it’s at!

^ pm me and I’ll send you one.

SSUK next month, I'm sure there will be stickers.

And wierd grip/sextoy hybrid thingies.

My fatbike has a 'hold my cider and watch this ' sticker. I am more Charlie than you.

i touched his hair once

'Bob Marley's Wailers smoked my derailleurs' - wish I still had that one 😀

"More Ears than Gears"

He should get his own column: 'Charlie says'.

I have a "Single Speeders get off more" sticker on my SS Inbred. Freeby from SSUK2014.

Hmm, my post on page 1.. reminded me Room101 has gone from the mag now. Shame, it was quite amusing.

I just refitted my headset spacer/bottle opener from SSUK13. Best bike accessory eva!