"kohl57@starpower.net" wrote:
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> French lightweights which were, I think, wonderfully "patriotic" in that
> they had almost all French components...(cut)
I think the word you're looking for here Peter is "chauvinistic", which the French invented.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California Just back from a 3 1/2 hr. fixed gear ride, snow on the surrounding mountains, sunny 70 degrees and clear...
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