Moots Profiles
Dave and I share milk. He typically beats me to work by at least a couple of minutes, and is on his way to the coffee pot with a bag of Big Gear Grind by the time I lug my yawning self up the stairs.
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Every morning I sit at my desk picking at the emails that have sprouted overnight. My desk faces the open door of the sales floor, leading to the stairwell. Reliably, the third person to come upstairs every day is Caleb Franklin, lead finisher turned welder. Caleb is putting away his lunch for the day- which almost always includes cheese and crackers, and he’s followed by his ‘Short Tailed African Cougar Hound’ Luther –my favorite shop dog.
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Matt has one big leg. What makes his big leg bigger than his regular leg is a titanium rod in his shin. You wouldn’t notice unless he pointed it out to you, but his right leg is a bit bigger than his left.
Even bigger than Matt’s right leg is his heart. A strong, honest soul, he’s one of those people that can disagree without hurting anyone’s feelings.
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Tradition….
A sweet surprise arrived the other day here at Moots. A package from our good friends at John Knoops Bicycle Shop in The Netherlands. They have been a Moots dealer since 2003 and play host to a fine bicycle expo held in February. In January of 2006 I got to visit them and attend the bicycle expo to represent Moots. I was the only non-euro at the expo....a bit of a novelty for some, but they made me feel like family. Back to the surprise....after opening the package it took me a few minutes to figure out what I was looking at....chocolate letters...cool enough, but wait...they spelled out the word MOOTS! Soon enough the phone rang and it was Peet van Hout on the other end calling from Holland...he wanted to order a frame and at the same time filled me in on the tradition in The Netherlands. It goes like this....During the 17th and 18th centuries, children in the Netherlands put their shoes by the fireplace for Sinter Klaas (Saint Nicholas), a bishop who lived in the 4th century and was known for bringing gifts to the poor. According to the Dutch tradition, every 5th of December Sinter Klaas would fly from rooftop to rooftop on his white horse while dropping sweets down the chimney into the children's shoes. He would also leave the chocolates to spell out the child’s name.....
We are honored to be part of the tradition and can tell you those chocolate letters did not last long around the Moots lunch room.
Check out their site: John Knoops Bicycles
7 December 2007
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I looks like the “M” didn’t even make it to you whole. Sure looks tasty. Great History Lesson.
I think caps lock was on....... Your welcome and I hope the taste was ok
Peet