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Old June 13th 18, 04:20 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/why-the-pigeon-couldnt-fly/
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Old June 13th 18, 09:31 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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sms wrote:
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/why-the-pigeon-couldnt-fly/


A few years later...
Bray-Ali's flyingpigeon-la shop is closed and, somewhat predictably, his
attempt of entering L.A. politics didn't exactly take off, either.

https://la.streetsblog.org/2017/04/28/offensive-bray-ali-comments-lead-to-rescinded-endorsements-calls-to-quit-race/
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Old June 13th 18, 03:10 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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AMuzi wrote:

The Italians still build beautiful, nice
riding, elegant 'Tipo R' bicycles:

https://bicivintage.myblog.it/media/...1539692852.jpg

https://www.bikeitalia.it/wp-content...1/montante.jpg

http://www.registrostoricocicli.com/...-n%C2%B0-1.jpg


Indeed, that looks considerably better than the
Flying Pigeon

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Old June 13th 18, 03:17 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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sms wrote:

https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/why-the-pigeon-couldnt-fly/


? It did "fly" in the end, didn't it?

And what about this: "He said that he and his
fiancée, Victoria, planned to open the city’s
first dedicated Flying Pigeon shop on Canal
Street in the fall."

You have dedicated shops for particular bikes?

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Old June 13th 18, 04:17 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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AMuzi wrote:

The Italians still build beautiful, nice
riding, elegant 'Tipo R' bicycles


I wonder if "tipo" is type in Italian? It would
be cool if "R" refered to Raleigh Roadster but
perhaps the Italians had similar looking bikes
even in the WW1 period?

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Old June 13th 18, 08:13 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Emanuel Berg wrote:
:sms wrote:

: https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/why-the-pigeon-couldnt-fly/

:? It did "fly" in the end, didn't it?

:And what about this: "He said that he and his
:fiancée, Victoria, planned to open the city’s
:first dedicated Flying Pigeon shop on Canal
:Street in the fall."

:You have dedicated shops for particular bikes?

Not really, no. I suspect that store never opened, and if it did, it
either failed fast, or became a real bike shop.

Certainly there are shops that specialize in brands and styles, but
very few that don't do everything.

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