Re: [CR]terminology

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From: "Peter Weigle" <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]terminology
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:50:43 -0500
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Sheldon, Whats a "hinky" horse? Do you have to look it in the mouth to see this? More terminology I don't understand

I can't even say my name
pw
Lyme Ct.


----- Original Message -----
From: Sheldon Brown
To: Kristopher Green


<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [CR]terminology


> Kristopher Green wrote:
>>
>>And I add, in a moment of off-topic confusion, what about the terms
>>"nearside" and "offside", which are regularly used by British car
>>magazines and repair manuals? It appears to me that "nearside" is not
>>the side nearest the British curb, when driving, but the right. But
>>why?
>
> Au contraire,
>
> "Nearside" is left. I think this may actually relate to horseback
> riding--it is customary to mount horses from the left side, and some
> horses get hinky if you try to do it the other way.
>
> Now, the French have their own confusion..."gauche" is left, "droit" is
> right...but "toute droit" ("all right") is straight ahead!
>
> Sheldon "Perdu" Brown
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