Big Dave Harrison leaves FBM Bike Co.
10.06.11
In the year 2000, Dave went to work full-time as head welder and machine shop manager at FBM. Together with Mike Erb, Steve Crandall and a loose crew of employees, Big Dave developed a fully equipped machine shop in Johnson City, N.Y., and for the past 11 years, Dave has developed his skills into a craft that is matched by few in the bike industry. But he was never just the guy in the basement welding bikes. Along the way, Big Dave starred in many infamous Props commercials , tagged along on "Road Fools" and pulled double time for every FBM event that swept through Binghamton, doing whatever it took to get the job done.
Last year, Big Dave gave FBM a year and a half's notice that it was time to move on. In the time since, he's welded many batches of Cult frames, took over construction of T-1's Barcode frames, and continued to build BMX and Fixed frames for FBM. But the time has finally come for Dave to leave FBM, and that day is today. Fortunately, Dave isn't going far, and he intends to remain in the bike-building business. Because Dave's been such an influence to those that have ridden his bikes, we felt it only appropriate to catch up with him and see what the future holds. Here's Big Dave.
Source: ESPN (blog)