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Sorni said:Edward Dolan said:Now the reader can judge for himself who is the idiot here
It's a tie.
If that were the case, my repentence would be wasted, and
I might as well carry on like Ed the Grate.
But I'm sure nobody wants that, so I won't. I'm sure he will.
Anyways, I noticed my Raleigh Twenty has all these stylized
bird's heads emblazoned all over it. Decals, head badge, and
fretworked into the shiny, like-new chainwheel, c/w little
eyes embossed in the bird's heads.
At first glance I thought it looked like a crested ibis and
I thought: "Hey, that's really cool!" But after some research
I learned it's just a plain-jane heron. But I guess that's
apropos for a Raleigh -- hard to get started, and rather
plodding ... not ugly, and not particularly pretty. But kind
of interesting.
And I think it's classier than Cadillac's ducks.
I dunno if they still make bike components with such
wonderful artwork in them. I hope so. But in these
automated, CNC days I rather doubt it. The only other
thing I have that comes close is some Maxy crankset
stuff with the letter 'M' fretworked in it.
Also, the rubber treads of the shiny chromed-cage pedals
have the visage of Sir Walter Raleigh, in raised relief.
cheers,
Tom
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