Hobbs
10-23-16 | 03:31 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbs_meter
I've only ever heard of Hobbs of Barbican. Is this a theoretical question or should we have some sort of context?
I've only ever heard of Hobbs of Barbican. Is this a theoretical question or should we have some sort of context?
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10-23-16 | 05:36 PM
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Two points:
1. He was really a stuffed animal. Little more than a figment of Calvin's imagination.
2. You spelled it wrong, too.
1. He was really a stuffed animal. Little more than a figment of Calvin's imagination.
2. You spelled it wrong, too.
10-23-16 | 06:22 PM
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Thomas Hobbes and the Social Contract still sticks in my craw. Free will vs determinism, blah blah.
I think Calvin and Hobbes riffed off the philosopher actually.
I think Calvin and Hobbes riffed off the philosopher actually.
10-23-16 | 08:42 PM
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Hobbs?
My butler?
What's he got to do with this?
My butler?
What's he got to do with this?
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Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
10-24-16 | 01:10 AM
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No, no, no,... you know Hobbs,... as in Hobbs bicycle, ... as in, there are two active threads on page one of the Forum,... THAT Hobbs. Or, is it Hobbs of Barbican? Or both, but how do they differ?
10-24-16 | 01:21 AM
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The earliest frames built by the Hobbs brothers were sold as 'Hobbs'.
After that they were sold as 'Hobbs of Barbican' after their address. They kept that name when production restarted after WW2 even though they had needed to move premises.
see Hobbs of Barbican
and period material at Veteran-Cycle Club Online Library
Often owners refer to the bikes as Hobbs rather than the full name. I have done that (I have a 1946 Raceweight)
After that they were sold as 'Hobbs of Barbican' after their address. They kept that name when production restarted after WW2 even though they had needed to move premises.
see Hobbs of Barbican
and period material at Veteran-Cycle Club Online Library
Often owners refer to the bikes as Hobbs rather than the full name. I have done that (I have a 1946 Raceweight)
