Before retirement, Darren was a qualified Electrical Fitter and Mechanic, and he assures me that he still has a current license. Originally from the Central Coast of NSW, he moved north around the year 2000, initially to a Brisbane suburb. He moved to the Gold Coast about 6 years ago. A medical condition resulted in his forced early retirement from work some two years after arriving here on the Gold Coast.Darren is an “all-rounder”, but he has an affinity for the refurbishing of bikes suitable for resale, and he is happy to deal with clients who come to our door looking for a bargain (and there are plenty of bargains to be had! See photo: a good row of them, all ready to go.)
Digging a bit into his past, one finds out that he used to do this for a private business as well, acquiring used bikes from sources such as Marketplace, refurbishing them and reselling them again. Hobbies? An interesting combination indeed: ‘Post Classic’ motorbikes (he used to race a Suzuki T250), classic watches (as in pocket watches) and... classic mobile phones – yes, the old Nokias and early iPhones, for example. To keep him in a good mood, he listens to 4CRB (our favoured station, they give us a plug every now an then), with The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd his favourites. Welcome to the Wheelchair Trust Team, Darren!