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Posted : 20/05/2019 5:02 pm
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The bicycle crank is named after Big Rab Krankie, uncle of Jeanette Krankie.
He used it to get as far away from his niece and her husband as possible.

Bullmoose handlebars contain neither bull, nor moose.

The Rohloff hub was invented by Nazi scientists towards the end of WW2 in order to maximize efficiency of the ME163's experimental rocket engines.
It was subsequently redesigned by NASA, and was used by the Astronauts in the Apollo 13 rescue mission.

 
Posted : 20/05/2019 5:28 pm
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He was forced to make it by the nazis. He was in fact Swiss, by the name of Gustav ME163.

 
Posted : 20/05/2019 10:24 pm
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Interestingly, he was originally called Gustav Messerschmitt, but after buying a car with the registration number ME163 he changed his name by deed poll in order to save money on personalised number plates and later became a regular contributor to the Viz Top Tips page.

 
Posted : 20/05/2019 10:35 pm
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And ein very naughty boy.

 
Posted : 20/05/2019 11:15 pm
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The internet bicycle forum was invented in 1985 by a Swiss engineer named Gustav Argument

 
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