Not only was I the spitting image of my grandfather (mum's side) up until my late twenties, before I put on weight, but apparently I have some of the exact mannerisms, the way I move my head and hands....
The really odd thing is that my grandad died some twenty-five years before I was born!!!

My great-uncle commented on it at one Christmas/New Years family party. Shame he is not alive today to repeat it!

I also happen to share the same sporting interests as my grandfathers (cricket and cycling). My grandad used to hold the 24hr world distance record in the 1920s. I have some photos from the 20s and 30s of him racing various bikes, including a penny-farthing, at the original Herne Hill track in London. I'll try and dig these out! I spent ten years living in France and Belgium racing bikes in amateur competitions, but had to give up due to injury.
Geoff.