confusing pairs of letters
05-18-17 | 10:10 AM
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confusing pairs of letters
I was just looking at a post by [MENTION=22396]Wildwood[/MENTION] and did a double take.
This happens to me every time I see the Austro-Daimler headbadge, because my first thought is Alvin Drysdale:
It's not the same head badge by any means, but there's enough similarity to throw me for a moment.
Similar things happen with GB. What's that supposed to stand for, anyway? Not Great Britain, of course... nor Gran Bois...
But I find it curious that when faced with a pair of initials, graphic artists seem to come up with the same logos.
That's probably why I put these brakes on my CLaud Butler...
Anyone have others to add?
This happens to me every time I see the Austro-Daimler headbadge, because my first thought is Alvin Drysdale:
It's not the same head badge by any means, but there's enough similarity to throw me for a moment.
Similar things happen with GB. What's that supposed to stand for, anyway? Not Great Britain, of course... nor Gran Bois...
But I find it curious that when faced with a pair of initials, graphic artists seem to come up with the same logos.
That's probably why I put these brakes on my CLaud Butler...
Anyone have others to add?
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05-18-17 | 10:31 AM
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^^ I knew that!
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05-18-17 | 10:35 AM
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We could start a thread with non-cycling products by famous bicycle brands. Batavus made some cool vacuum cleaners BITD ...
05-18-17 | 10:44 AM
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Here's the website:
Quality Stacking Chairs for Conferences, Banqueting and Hotels
From their "about us" page:
Quality Stacking Chairs for Conferences, Banqueting and Hotels
From their "about us" page:
It started with a bicycle handlebar in 1946 when Jeremy’s father, Gerald Burgess, founded the GB Cycle Company. Spotting a growth opportunity, he soon steered the company towards the burgeoning contract furniture market, adapting the bending, welding and aluminium finishing expertise of the company to the design and manufacture of quality conference and banqueting furniture. And the rest, as they say, is history...
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05-18-17 | 10:55 AM
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Oh I had assumed GB meant Great Britain.
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05-18-17 | 02:40 PM
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On a related note, have you noticed how many car manufacturer's "V6" logos look like "V8" from a distance? Totally coincidental, I'm sure.
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05-18-17 | 03:37 PM
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'primax': or dirimax, opnmax, oirimax, etc.
I'll add the lettering on the slightly obscure Italian Primax seat pillar (on my 93 Longstaff trike). Pillar's OK, but trying to decipher the logo wasn't easy, the slightly wonky attempt to incorporate a bicycle (or part of) in the logotype made it worse, and the slightly irregular stamping of the letters made it still worse. I wasn't familiar with it and tried looking up all possible combinations before success with 'primax': dirimax, opnmax, oprimax, oirimax, etc.
Look and see if you could figure it out...
Here's a picture of said post itself:
1993 Longstaff tricycle photos set 5 | rjl.us
(press the photo for more photos of the cool trike, too)
Look and see if you could figure it out...
Here's a picture of said post itself:
1993 Longstaff tricycle photos set 5 | rjl.us
(press the photo for more photos of the cool trike, too)
05-18-17 | 03:39 PM
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Are those pads on backwards? Hate to see those brake inserts fly off when hard braking!
05-18-17 | 04:02 PM
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05-18-17 | 08:54 PM
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05-18-17 | 11:19 PM
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05-19-17 | 12:43 AM
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05-19-17 | 02:07 AM
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05-19-17 | 02:20 AM
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I have a Kettler Alurad, and the main reason I bought it was that BITD my little brother used to have one of these (and I did not 
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05-19-17 | 05:41 AM
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I always liked the prominent BS headbadge on the early Bridgestone bikes and those on the infamous KIA (Killed In Action) bikes.
05-19-17 | 06:51 AM
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05-19-17 | 09:26 AM
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