favorite cycle quote
09-02-06, 01:21 AM
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favorite cycle quote
a local college magazine is doing an article on cycling and i need some good, old fashioned quotes! spit your best line!
(mine is "when metal touches metal... grease!")
(mine is "when metal touches metal... grease!")
09-02-06, 07:32 AM
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That's my favorite too, Surferbruce. And maybe if I kept real good records, I could prove it. Maybe
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"Pain is temporary, quitting is forever" -- Armstrong
"Don't upgrade bikes, bike up grades" -- Merck
"Don't upgrade bikes, bike up grades" -- Merck
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09-02-06, 09:48 AM
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My favorite...
09-02-06, 10:19 AM
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here's another great merckx one:
"Before the crash at Blois I cannot say that I suffered in a bike race, not even in the Tour de France. I just pressed on the pedals when I wanted to. That was all I had to do."
Eddy Merckx
"Before the crash at Blois I cannot say that I suffered in a bike race, not even in the Tour de France. I just pressed on the pedals when I wanted to. That was all I had to do."
Eddy Merckx
09-02-06, 04:53 PM
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Mini cars, mini skirts, mini bikes it was all part of the swinging 60's.
- Dr Alex Moulton who designed the suspension for the original Mini (the car), the Moulton Mini (the bike), and chased mini's (the skirt). Ok I can only substantiate 2 out of 3.
- Dr Alex Moulton who designed the suspension for the original Mini (the car), the Moulton Mini (the bike), and chased mini's (the skirt). Ok I can only substantiate 2 out of 3.
