Hey! I'm working at a disadvantage here since English is not my native language.
+-----------------------------------------------+ | "Such a fine line between stupid and clever." | | -- David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap) | +-----------------------------------------------+ Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California United States of America
On Nov 29, 2006, at 6:27 PM, ternst wrote:
> Norris wins the round, not even close to a split decision!
> Chuck got nailed, a riveting experience, and Charles was
> swallowed in the Sprinter Narrows.
> That was great , Guys!
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates
> CA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norris Lockley"
> <norris.lockley@talktalk.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:31 PM
> Subject: [CR]Brookes saddles and split rivets
>
>
>> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>> "Split or Bifurcated
>> One man's double tapered seat stays are another man's biconical"
>> Touche! Chuck..but I did qualify my description by saying "two-
>> legged split". Something that is split can have more than two
>> legs, sections, portions..so hence in posh parlance I suppose that
>> on this side of the Atlantic we would call a four-legged split
>> rivet a quadrifurcate one..or even a quadrilobate one..or more
>> elaborately a quadrigeminous one.
>> Norris Lockley..Settle UK