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01-19-05, 06:40 AM
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From SCOTSMAN.COM - Fact of the Day
FACT OF THE DAY
On this day in 1903 a new bicycle race was announced - to be called the Tour de France. In the long history of the race, the most successful rider is American Lance Armstrong, a Frenchman not winning it since Bernard Hinault in 1985. Read more here.
On this day in 1903 a new bicycle race was announced - to be called the Tour de France. In the long history of the race, the most successful rider is American Lance Armstrong, a Frenchman not winning it since Bernard Hinault in 1985. Read more here.
01-19-05, 10:32 AM
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Becca, why are you reading our parochial Scottish rag, beloved of my fellow Edinburgh workers?
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
01-19-05, 12:55 PM
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I liked the piece about the guy who rode his FW Evans bike for SEVENTY-SIX YEARS better...............
and you can still buy Evans bikes.
and you can still buy Evans bikes.
01-19-05, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by chewa
Becca, why are you reading our parochial Scottish rag, beloved of my fellow Edinburgh workers?
Do not know about him, but that is the best place for me to get the football news.
01-19-05, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chewa
Becca, why are you reading our parochial Scottish rag, beloved of my fellow Edinburgh workers?
01-19-05, 03:12 PM
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Get outdoors! :)
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Originally Posted by flyingscotsman
Do not know about him, but that is the best place for me to get the football news.
01-19-05, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Becca
*AHEM* That's "HER", not "him".
Then you may also be interested in this website.
Scottish Store in Charlotte
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01-19-05, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingscotsman
I am so sorry
