Your right! "Riemen" means "strap(s)" or belt, etc. Maybe your pal's name was "Riemer"-which means "leather worker".
George
George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA
> That's the first one I've ever seen. I like it, short wheelbase,
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\r?\n> steep head angle, let's go racin' boys! That tubing is way more
\r?\n> aero
\r?\n> than my Rossin Aero-Dynamic. Since it's aluminum (aluminium?)
\r?\n> and
\r?\n> lugged, it must be bonded, right? Check the joints on the fork
\r?\n> and
\r?\n> rear dropouts.
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\r?\n> Oh and if you were thinking those might be DA AX pedals (re.
\r?\n> your
\r?\n> previous post) they're not. It says that they're...
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\r?\n> Maillard Pedale mit Christophe Pedalhaken und Lapize Riemen
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\r?\n> I don't read German either, but this one's easy except riemen is
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\r?\n> toestrap? I used work with a guy named Jerry Riemen. Jerry
\r?\n> Toestrap?
\r?\n> Never mind.
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\r?\n> Mark Fulton
\r?\n> Redwood (the windy) City
\r?\n> California
\r?\n> USA