23. Greg talked with gOrk about a Diamond Back bike Harry got in Australia - donated - then sold it

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l33H_JkB0q8

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2025-11-11

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23. When Greg took Harry’s old 24” Daylight BMX, he was talking with Gork about an old Diamondback Harry had on loan to the museum. Harry got an HLT from someone in Australia. Harry eventually took the bike out of the museum and sold it. The museum wanted Harry to keep it there but - “what are you going to do?” - Greg Mathias

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When I took that bike down to donate it, I talked to Bork for a while, but he
I talked to Bork for a while, but he told me that they had a diamond back
told me that they had a diamond back that somebody in Australia gave him a
that somebody in Australia gave him a whole bike, a full-size bike that he
whole bike, a full-size bike that he donated to the put on loan to the museum
donated to the put on loan to the museum and then he took it back out and sold
and then he took it back out and sold it.
it. >> Oh,
>> Oh, >> so they didn't have anything
>> so they didn't have anything >> ah
>> ah >> in there with his bike wise. So I went
>> in there with his bike wise. So I went ahead and donated that daylight even
ahead and donated that daylight even though it isn't a diamond back and it
though it isn't a diamond back and it isn't old school, it was his. So
isn't old school, it was his. So >> yeah. So, I mean, he I don't know. It
>> yeah. So, I mean, he I don't know. It just
just [laughter]
[laughter] I guess he needed money. I don't know.
I guess he needed money. I don't know. >> Hey, we all get in situations in life,
>> Hey, we all get in situations in life, right? Yeah.
right? Yeah. >> Life happens.
>> Life happens. >> It does. They try to beg him to keep it
>> It does. They try to beg him to keep it there.

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