[CR]Mick Butler, was Old British prices: Now Cycling terms too!

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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:13:47 -0500
From: "Harvey Sachs" <hmsachs@verizon.net>
To: tesanders@comcast.net, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk, Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>
Subject: [CR]Mick Butler, was Old British prices: Now Cycling terms too!

I'd second Tom Sanders' appreciation of Mick's contributions. He was extremely helpful in tracking the background of my Ephgrave, which I got from Mike Kone, who got it from Mick. But I didn't know that.

harvey sachs mcLean va usa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Back when Mick Butler was a regular contributor, he was kind enough to be my translator on many occasions on the terms Brits used. My all time favorite was Fag Paper Clearance.meaning when getting a custom bike many racers wanted little wasted space and the tires and such were to be very close to the frame of the bike.so close a cigarette paper would barely pass through the spaces between. Now I probably have really made a mish mash of that explanation, but I'll treasure the term always!

Hey Mick, if you are lurking, c'mon back aboard, you are missed!

Tom Sanders

Lansing, MI USA