Canada officials concerned about import bikes - Page 3

03-05-2005, 02:00 PM

>Yeah let them keep the garbage bags,
>and the zippers, we'll take credit for the
>Man of Steel, oh yeah and the internet
>as well!

>Ken
OK, now that's taking it a little TOO far! We all know the internet was
really invented by Bill Clinton!! §;-3)>

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-05-2005, 02:55 PM

>Seriously, I would say the Canadian bike
>industry is surprisingly large. Some of
>these companies are legitimate players
>in the international market, and there are
>whole categories of mountain bikes that
>are practically designed for and named
>after Vancouver's North Shore trails.
>Literally: Norco calls its heavy-duty
>hardtails "Shore Hardtails", named one
>of its top freeride bikes "Shore" (and
>another two are named after Whistler
>trails).
>--
>Ryan Cousineau, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Same here. My Rocky Mtn. is named after a North Shore trail, the "Grim
Reaper".

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And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-05-2005, 02:55 PM

>Seriously, I would say the Canadian bike
>industry is surprisingly large. Some of
>these companies are legitimate players
>in the international market, and there are
>whole categories of mountain bikes that
>are practically designed for and named
>after Vancouver's North Shore trails.
>Literally: Norco calls its heavy-duty
>hardtails "Shore Hardtails", named one
>of its top freeride bikes "Shore" (and
>another two are named after Whistler
>trails).
>--
>Ryan Cousineau, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Same here. My Rocky Mtn. is named after a North Shore trail, the "Grim
Reaper".

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-05-2005, 02:58 PM

>I'll bet you didn't even know that the
>zippers you use every day are a
>Canadian invention. Superman, paint
>rollers and green plastic garbage bags
>too.
>--
>zk

Superman? Really? I know "Smallville" is filmed there, But I thought the
original Supes got his start in New York.

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-05-2005, 02:58 PM

>I'll bet you didn't even know that the
>zippers you use every day are a
>Canadian invention. Superman, paint
>rollers and green plastic garbage bags
>too.
>--
>zk

Superman? Really? I know "Smallville" is filmed there, But I thought the
original Supes got his start in New York.

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

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03-05-2005, 03:27 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Chris Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote:

>>Yeah let them keep the garbage bags,
>>and the zippers, we'll take credit for the
>>Man of Steel, oh yeah and the internet
>>as well!
>
>>Ken
>OK, now that's taking it a little TOO far! We all know the internet was
>really invented by Bill Clinton!! §;-3)>

I think you meant Al Gore, no?

03-05-2005, 03:27 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Chris Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote:

>>Yeah let them keep the garbage bags,
>>and the zippers, we'll take credit for the
>>Man of Steel, oh yeah and the internet
>>as well!
>
>>Ken
>OK, now that's taking it a little TOO far! We all know the internet was
>really invented by Bill Clinton!! §;-3)>

I think you meant Al Gore, no?

03-05-2005, 06:39 PM

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:48:38 -0700,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Mark Hickey
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Hey, hey, hey... you can have the paint rollers and garbage bags, but
>we're keepin' Superman.

The artwork was done by Joe Shuster. He was born in Toronto,Ontario.
Youse guys can only claim half of Superman.
--
zk

03-05-2005, 06:39 PM

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:48:38 -0700,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Mark Hickey
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Hey, hey, hey... you can have the paint rollers and garbage bags, but
>we're keepin' Superman.

The artwork was done by Joe Shuster. He was born in Toronto,Ontario.
Youse guys can only claim half of Superman.
--
zk

03-06-2005, 07:27 AM

"Neil Brooks" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Chris Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote:
>
> >>Yeah let them keep the garbage bags,
> >>and the zippers, we'll take credit for the
> >>Man of Steel, oh yeah and the internet
> >>as well!
> >
> >>Ken
> >OK, now that's taking it a little TOO far! We all know the internet was
> >really invented by Bill Clinton!! §;-3)>
>
> I think you meant Al Gore, no?

I don't know that one particular person is to blame for the internet, but I
do know it was a creation of the U.S. military!

Ken