I sent an email to Chris letting him know that the bike won (road) Bike of the Year on RBUK, and he just got back to me.
It was a really nice note about his thoughts while building the bike many years back, and that he never would have thought to see the bike like this 30 years in the future. I'll share a little bit here:
"The last year or so I have gotten lots of great recognition from my bike days. I appreciate receiving it always."
Good to hear! Maybe he'll decide to get in the building game again someday, but at the very least, I am glad he is back in the saddle and enjoying the fact that we enjoy his bikes so much.