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
> 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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