RE: [CR]Vintage Classic Tourer on Ebay

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Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 16:39:13 -0400
To: Mark Bulgier <mark@bulgier.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: RE: [CR]Vintage Classic Tourer on Ebay


Happy Bastille Day to all!

Mark Bulgier wrote:
>I take it OTB didn't mostly mean "Off The Back" back then? Or maybe that's
>a good thing, for tourists?

Nope, nor was it "Off-Track Betting." This trademark of Boston's Charlie Hamburger stood for "Only The Best."

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