[CR]Backward facing rearward operating foo foo valve....

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:11:52 +0000
From: "Bob Reid" <flying_scot@btopenworld.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <19a.20e5ecc9.2d6bd6de@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Backward facing rearward operating foo foo valve....

Whilst bordering on completely off-topic, all of these postings are completely hilarious - when you see how easy some folks get their knickers (jockey's ?) in a twist over "correct" usage and terminology.

To you folks "west of the atlantic" - don't take it personally. "We" 5 million scot's only live over the border from the English and have been punished for using Gaelic and traditional Scot's for a long number of years - even our National news was forced by "London" to use 'BBC English' for pronunciation, as the Scot's (language) was considered too parochial for broadcasting to errr Scot's ? (plus we were fighting them a few hundred years before they ran into overwhelming friendly fire in Boston - and we've even forgiven them - well almost).

What has this to do with classic cycling - nothing perhaps except for a plea to give this topic up, it's boring - please don't remind me about the delete key, and if you expect to get consensus on what to call that 'foo-foo' valve, well pigs may fly and those new fangled derailleurs derail.

Bob Reid Stonehaven Scotland

"They can steal our freedom, but they can never take our bikes" Mel Gibson, well-known Scot's impressionist.