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ChrisFD's avatar

BSA, Carlton and Peugeot and Galaxy -

I still remember the names that I rode.

Horizon & Circe (the tandem that slipped away -

Someone broke into my garage and strode

Into the night with 2-seater tucked under

Their arm to the fence who gave a few pence

For the bike which perhaps somewhere in the blue yonder

Two love-birds are riding from Cornwall to Kent:

*Two* Galaxies stolen? That must have carelessness.

Leaving my bike on the train like a fool

(They said it was found but I think that the railwaymen

Stationed in Bournemouth thought it would be cool

To let it slip through some strange crack in space-time.)

That one was a gift from my Dad and my brother

And unlike the first one, its theft was not covered.

This list could go on - can I really be bothered

To cycle at all? The bus suits me fine.

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Jake Thorpe's avatar

Now that’s an original. Leave it to the professionals, I find myself thinking... 😉

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Jonathan Hartnell-Beavis's avatar

There's a fourth name for bicycles - some might call it rude

But it's one that is used rather often I fear;

I won't spell it out in case there's a prude

within earshot (I wouldn't want them to hear).

It's short, to the point and can vary at will

But it gets to the nub when you're dumped in a ditch

And it acts as a salve when you've just had your fill -

Unbelievable, blistering son of a ..........

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Jake Thorpe's avatar

I hate to think just how often this fourth name might bubble up in the blistering heat of the Sahara... Very clever indeed HB 😉

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Andrew Christophers's avatar

Very clever! Best wishes to you and Madonna. Plus whatever else Madonna calls herself! XX

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Jake Thorpe's avatar

I’ve heard whispers it’s something like Christina Aguilera but that’s not confirmed...

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