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classic33

Leg End Member
For various reasons I went on a spontaneous 'test ride' of the new bike this afternoon. I just checked: it was 60k...
Bit dear for a new bike!!
 
Aye the last one closed permanently earlier this year, it had closed before but then they re-opened it, at Christmas people would queue for hours to get their pies. That queue would go all the way to the Clocktower round the corner.

Not surprised. Their pies are about as good as you're going to get.

I'll always snaffle up what I can get when they're on YS, but I have been known to put my hand in my pocket and pony up when I've really fancied one... :blush:
 
Bit dear for a new bike!!

Handmade in Germany, you know.

It has a sticker to prove it:

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So there...
 
So can a sock half filled with sand.
If it was full it could injure someone !
 
I'm trying to persuade Google to turn up a particular photo from the 1987 German Grand Prix that I want to use as the basis for a painting.

It's in a magazine that I have, but can't be doing with moving all those boxes to get to it. And I can't remember which bloomin' box... :cry:
 

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Not surprised. Their pies are about as good as you're going to get.

I'll always snaffle up what I can get when they're on YS, but I have been known to put my hand in my pocket and pony up when I've really fancied one... :blush:
They were even better before Samworth Brothers bought the company, the best one I ever had was one I took to Donington Park in 1978 when it was the 'launch day' for the new SAAB 99 Turbo, all the dealers took their 1st allocated demonstrators to the track and gave 'demo rides' around the circuit to anyone daft enough to get in them. Several got 'pranged' (with customers in the back seats) and our Salesman managed to spin off but avoided the barriers I had to clear the grass from the underside and check it over before it went back out and it had to have new tyres fitted as Pete the salesman and the other 2 drivers (Workshop Manager and head Mechanic) all had suits and ties on whereas I was in overalls (new ones)

2 highlights of the day were sitting on the plastic chairs in the pits scoffing a 2lber (cut into quarters) and having 3 laps in the works rally car driven by Stig Blomqvist, he was passing the road cars like they were stood still with at least one wheel in the air on most bends. :hyper:
 

classic33

Leg End Member
I'm trying to persuade Google to turn up a particular photo from the 1987 German Grand Prix that I want to use as the basis for a painting.

It's in a magazine that I have, but can't be doing with moving all those boxes to get to it. And I can't remember which bloomin' box... :cry:
Who of?
 
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