Re: [CR]re: Push Bikes Again

(Example: Bike Shops)

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:56:16 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: Push Bikes Again
In-Reply-To: <4859FFAE.6090106@w84j.com>


At 07:41 AM 19/06/2008 +0100, John wrote:
>My father (born 1916) would use it frequently, but I never have.
>Bit like 'sit up and beg' which sounds quaint to me,
>but still often seen describing roadsters on ebay in UK.

Wow, now there's an expression I haven't heard in generations! Yes, that's what we called the riding position for all non-drop-handlebar bikes.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada