[televod]

There's a guy who goes by "Ian" and he's been riding his bicycle up and down the west coast for years, pulling small-time grifts. I met him while touring between Portland and SF in the summer of 2010 and his story seemed fishy, then was surprised to see him pop up on a Portland bike blog:

https://bikeportland.org/2012/05/30/oregonians-come-to-aid-o...

He told us he was a former aircraft mechanic for Quantas and had been given lifetime unlimited airfare, and was spending his retirement touring every continent. Had a story about every topic we brought up, and I think his angle was at least partly about impressing us with his adventures. He didn't ask for money directly but it was implied that he needed some. Another group of cyclists showed up before the conversation got too awkward and we took the opportunity to turn in for the night and let him work his magic on the newcomers instead.