Re: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

From: "Raoul Delmare" <R.Delmare@Charter.net>
To: "C.R. List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
References: <037601c2b364$0f0ff240$6501a8c0@mtlrel01.nj.comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:27:49 -0600


Well . . .

As long as no one is going to be offended . . .

As long as we all remember it's only in FUN . . .

a friend referred to his Peugeot as "The Pig-wad"

remember Viner frames ?

"be a winner on a vinner" "be a whiner on a viner" "be a wiener on a veener"

Several folks referred to the beautiful color of my distinctively chartreuse Frejus-Legnano as , "baby-s**t green" .

remember those Taiwan bicycles with Lee Chee brand brakes ? you know what holds those brakes onto those bicycles don't you ? lee-chee nuts ( li-chi nuts ) !!

and of course , "Moto-Be-Can't" just seems to easy .

Raoul ( still known as Raleigh to a few friends ) Delmare
      Marysville Kansas


----- Original Message -----
From: The Maaslands
To: Classic Rendezvous
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:09 PM
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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