RE: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

From: "John Price" <jprice@2-10.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 13:28:01 -0700


A couple that I remember my brother using:

Peugeot - Pig Out Wolber - Wobbler or Wobbly

John Price Denver CO

-----Original Message----- From: The Maaslands [mailto:TheMaaslands@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 1:10 PM To: Classic Rendezvous 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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