[CR]Bicycle brand nicknames

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 15:09:44 -0500
From: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames

Larry mentioned:
> My Astra was lugged (in the frame construction as well as up many an incline
> ;-(
> and while i do remember a gold/black, mine was that trademark teal, not
> unlike many an upscale 'motorbeercan'

It seems that every bike shop employee had their favorite bike brand nicknames. It would be interesting to compile a list of these names:

Larry's Motorbeercan is new to me, we knew Motobécanes as 'Motobuckets' Olmo = 'Olmost' bikes Peugeot = Putrid Joke Gios Torino = Jesus Toledo Huret = Hurt gears Ofmega = Mega Oful Bob Jackson = 'Boob' Jackson Mercian = Mercy Me! Jack Taylor = Joke Tailor

Any more?

Steven Maasland Moorestown, NJ

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