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To: Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MG pickup
From: Robert's New iPad via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 07:26:03 -0400
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   Max=E2=80=99s Chinese-built British-name bike response made me curious. A=
 quick Google lookup finds in the UK:  Pashley, Brompton, Shand and Enigma a=
s bicycle manufacturers, Brooks still making saddles, and a host of componen=
t manufacturers. =20
   My wife=E2=80=99s bicycle, kept from junior high school years, is a Ralei=
gh, made in Nottingham, girl=E2=80=99s frame, chain fully enclosed, with Stu=
rmey-Archer three-speed.  It is possibly the smoothest bike I have ridden. T=
oo bad for me that it is short, saddle-to-handlebars, as it is so comfortabl=
e to ride.=20
Bob


> On Aug 8, 2019, at 8:28 PM, Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Just dumb. It=E2=80=99s like the Chinese bicycle I bought =E2=80=94 it bea=
rs the brand name of a long-defunct British bicycle manufacturer. No relatio=
n, they just bought the rights to the name cheap.
>=20
> <sigh>
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> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
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>> On Aug 8, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> w=
rote:
>>=20
>> Any if you seen this vehicle? No, I have just less than 0% interest in ow=
ning it but it is interesting.
>>=20
>> https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobile/China-owned-British-brand-MG-=
launches-pickup-in-Thailand
>>=20
>> Rick
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Max=E2=80=99s Chinese-built British-name bike response made me cur=
ious. A quick Google lookup finds in the UK: &nbsp;Pashley, Brompton, Shand a=
nd Enigma as bicycle manufacturers, Brooks still making saddles, and a host o=
f component manufacturers. &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr">&nbsp; &nbsp;My wife=
=E2=80=99s bicycle, kept from junior high school years, is a Raleigh, made i=
n Nottingham, girl=E2=80=99s frame, chain fully enclosed, with Sturmey-Arche=
r three-speed. &nbsp;It is possibly the smoothest bike I have ridden. Too ba=
d for me that it is short, saddle-to-handlebars, as it is so comfortable to r=
ide.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><br>On Aug 8, 2019, at 8:28 PM, Max Heim via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" con=
tent=3D"text/html charset=3Dutf-8">Just dumb. It=E2=80=99s like the Chinese b=
icycle I bought =E2=80=94 it bears the brand name of a long-defunct British b=
icycle manufacturer. No relation, they just bought the rights to the name ch=
eap.<div class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">&lt=
;sigh&gt;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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ont-size: 13px;" class=3D"">--</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13=
px; min-height: 16px;" class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; f=
ont-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
</div>

<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On A=
ug 8, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@au=
tox.team.net" class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class=3D=
"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Any=
 if you seen this vehicle? No, I have just less than 0% interest in owning&n=
bsp;it but it is interesting.<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><a href=3D"https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/=
Automobile/China-owned-British-brand-MG-launches-pickup-in-Thailand" class=3D=
"">https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobile/China-owned-British-brand-MG-=
launches-pickup-in-Thailand</a><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D=
""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Rick</div></div>
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