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Old 05-18-03, 10:58 PM
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Bicycle site .... strange sense of humor

Look at this online bicycle store ... the names
they've chosen for their bikes are more than original:

hxxp://www.covebike.com/articlelist.php?grp=8

Peeler
Handjob
Stiffee FR
G-Spot
Hooker
Hummer
Stiffee SL
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Yea those wacky Canadians up in North Van.
Great bunch of guys there tho.
Here is a pic of me outside of their shop few years ago.
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I always liked Ibis's bike naming, my dream bike is still the Ibis hakkalugi, with the moron tubing and hand job cable hanger's...
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I wasn't aware the particular shop was so well-known...myself,
being in the East Coast (Toronto/Montreal.)

... law enforcement probably will go for the PEELER model.

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kona also has some unique names as well. I'm not familiar with hawaiian but if somebody else is i'm interested to know the translation for some of these bikes. kikapu, kahuna, kula, hahanna, lana'i, hula, makena, tiki
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My Kona is named, Humu Humu nuku nuku apua'a

I wonder what it means.
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Matt, thats a type of fish.
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Thats the bike I want! Cove G-Spot! and my GF said she wont be jealous! Now as soon as I pay off that MRP chainguide...
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So much for my Kona being original...the Bear...
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Originally posted by Joe Gardner
Matt, thats a type of fish.
Its the state fish of Hawaii.
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I don't think its the official state fish... IIRC Hawaii doesn't have an official state fish yet.
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Originally posted by Joe Gardner
I don't think its the official state fish... IIRC Hawaii doesn't have an official state fish yet.
Just quoting Kona propaganda from back in the day.
Sorry.
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