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American bike with an Aussie name. How cool is that!

 
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Old 01-05.-2004, 07:10 PM   #1
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Old 01-05.-2004, 07:46 PM   #2
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On Sat, 1 May 2004 18:10:17 +0800, "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au>
wrote:

>Wonders never cease!
>http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp


Call me facetious, but isn't the longest straight road in the world
the Eyre Highway?


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Old 01-05.-2004, 08:27 PM   #3
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"Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
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> Wonders never cease!
> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
>

Isn't it Latin? ;-)

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Old 01-05.-2004, 09:51 PM   #4
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"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in news:409389cb$0$21675
$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be:

>> Wonders never cease!
>> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
>>

> Isn't it Latin? ;-)
>


Sort of, it's bad Latin for "no trees".


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Old 01-05.-2004, 10:39 PM   #5
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"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
> news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
>> Wonders never cease!
>> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
>>

> Isn't it Latin? ;-)


No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.

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Old 02-05.-2004, 12:03 AM   #6
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"DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:c7099q$7jf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
> news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> > "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
> > news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
> >> Wonders never cease!
> >> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
> >>

> > Isn't it Latin? ;-)

>
> No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.
>

pig Latin then...

Jeff


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Old 02-05.-2004, 12:23 AM   #7
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On Sun, 2 May 2004 01:03:49 +1000, "Jeff Jones"
<jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote:

>
>"DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
>news:c7099q$7jf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
>> news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
>> > "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
>> > news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
>> >> Wonders never cease!
>> >> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
>> >>
>> > Isn't it Latin? ;-)

>>
>> No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.
>>

>pig Latin then...


Onay Eestray?


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Old 02-05.-2004, 12:53 AM   #8
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"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
news:4093bc7c$0$21769$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> "DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> news:c7099q$7jf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
>> news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
>>> "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
>>> news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
>>>> Wonders never cease!
>>>> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
>>>>
>>> Isn't it Latin? ;-)

>>
>> No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.
>>

> pig Latin then...


No. It's not any form of Latin. It's a name derived from Latin.

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Old 02-05.-2004, 02:41 AM   #9
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"DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:c70h5d$gm4$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
> news:4093bc7c$0$21769$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> > "DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:c7099q$7jf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> >> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
> >> news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> >>> "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
> >>> news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
> >>>> Wonders never cease!
> >>>> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
> >>>>
> >>> Isn't it Latin? ;-)
> >>
> >> No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.
> >>

> > pig Latin then...

>
> No. It's not any form of Latin. It's a name derived from Latin.
>

Hence the ;-) at the beginning...

Jeff (gives up on humour attempt)


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Old 02-05.-2004, 06:04 PM   #10
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"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
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> "DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> news:c70h5d$gm4$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
> > news:4093bc7c$0$21769$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> > > "DRS" <drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:c7099q$7jf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > >> "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
> > >> news:409389cb$0$21675$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be
> > >>> "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
> > >>> news:4093751c$0$27643$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au...
> > >>>> Wonders never cease!
> > >>>> http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/products/triathlon.asp
> > >>>>
> > >>> Isn't it Latin? ;-)
> > >>
> > >> No, but it's derived from Latin: nullus arbor. No trees.
> > >>
> > > pig Latin then...

> >
> > No. It's not any form of Latin. It's a name derived from Latin.
> >

> Hence the ;-) at the beginning...
>
> Jeff (gives up on humour attempt)
>
>


It's an Australian company. (Western Australia)
They design carbon fibre frames which are manufactured in Taiwan.

Peter


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Old 03-05.-2004, 09:17 AM   #11
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"Peter Vesel" <vesel@bigpondnobloodyspam.com> wrote
> It's an Australian company. (Western Australia)
> They design carbon fibre frames which are manufactured in Taiwan.


"Development of EPX bicycles began in the late 1990's as a design
consultancy in Sydney, Australia. EPX began to sell its city and road
bike lines in Britain in 1999, with U.S. operations opening in Atlanta,
Georgia in 2001."
from: http://www.epxbikes.com/epx/about.asp

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Old 03-05.-2004, 10:42 AM   #12
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Giant manufacture the Sydney, a "City Traditional" commuter style bikes
for the UK/European market.

<http://tinyurl.com/2snu2>

<http://www.giant-
bicycle.com/uk/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?dealerid=&dealercountry=&lYe-
ar=2004&bikesection=8808&range=141&model=10043>



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Old 03-05.-2004, 11:21 AM   #13
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flyingdutch wrote:
> in the UK/western Europe they also market a Melbourne, Adelaide and
> Canberra models. Cheeky buggers!




No Hobart? Maybe Giant could model a proposed Hobart model on a 1970's
Ken Self 10-speed.....



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Old 03-05.-2004, 11:21 AM   #14
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cfsmtb wrote:
> Giant manufacture the Sydney, a "City Traditional" commuter style bikes
> for the UK/European market.
> <http://tinyurl.com/2snu2>
> <http://www.giant-
> bicycle.com/uk/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?dealerid=&dealercountry=&lYe-
> ar=2004&bikesection=8808&range=141&model=10043>




in the UK/western Europe they also market a Melbourne, Adelaide and
Canberra models. Cheeky buggers!



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Old 03-05.-2004, 11:42 AM   #15
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cfsmtb wrote:
> No Hobart? Maybe Giant could model a proposed Hobart model on a 1970's
> Ken Self 10-speed.....




No, they only did Australian cities

"a 1970's Ken Self 10-speed" wozzat? me thinks you doth giveth away
thoust vintage, CFS



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