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Re: Why the holes in old BB shells?

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  1. From Carl Fogel:

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1720.htm

    Whats that inside the BBshell? It almost looks lie a spider gear.

    Playboy bunnies have hairy nostrils?

    - -
    Compliments of:
    "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

    If you want to E-mail me use:
    ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

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  2. (It's Chris) said:

    From Carl Fogel:

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1720.htm

    Whats that inside the BBshell? It almost looks lie a spider gear.

    Playboy bunnies have hairy nostrils?

    I've never heard it called a nostril before! ;-)

  3. "Ozark Bicycle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    (It's Chris) said:

    From Carl Fogel:

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1720.htm

    Whats that inside the BBshell? It almost looks lie a spider gear.

    Playboy bunnies have hairy nostrils?

    I've never heard it called a nostril before! ;-)

    Thought most of them have razors?
    -tom

  4. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/2084558421_531a76f621.jpg

    More bottom bracket holes, cables thread through and come out a slot
    towards the rear (the lip that is visible is presumably to direct
    water flow away from the hole).

  5. On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:17:24 -0500, [email hidden] (It's

    Chris) said:

    From Carl Fogel:

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1720.htm

    Whats that inside the BBshell? It almost looks like a spider gear.

    Playboy bunnies have hairy nostrils?

    - -
    Compliments of:
    "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

    If you want to E-mail me use:
    ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

    My website:
    http://geocities.com/czcorner

    Dear Chris,

    It's the front end of a shaft-drive bicycle.

    Don't go into otorhinolaryngology if you want to preserve your
    illusions that beauty is more than skin deep:

    http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_hair

    Typical Playboy model before nose job:

    http://tinyurl.com/2f6rq9

    After cosmetic surgery and manicure, but before thorough depiliation:

    http://tinyurl.com/2f4v26

    Final version, where Jessica Rabbit usually has only a single nostril:

    http://tinyurl.com/2o3trx

    Cheers,

    Carl Fogel

  6. Tom Nakashima said:

    "Ozark Bicycle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    (It's Chris) said:

    From Carl Fogel:

    > http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1720.htm
    Whats that inside the BBshell? It almost looks lie a spider gear.

    Playboy bunnies have hairy nostrils?


    I've never heard it called a nostril before! ;-)

    Thought most of them have razors?

    Like this? <http://www.razor-help.com/razor-kick-scooters.html>

    For shorter distances, push scooters are an excellent choice of
    transportation.

    --
    Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
    "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature
    differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart
    excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter

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