tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post1124802366923723617..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: More--Or Mores?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-37415824045119257272017-02-07T06:06:40.446-08:002017-02-07T06:06:40.446-08:00Stephen--I would be interested to know the story. ...Stephen--I would be interested to know the story. There doesn't seem to be a lot of information about Middlemore, though.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-48365679465369990272017-02-06T18:11:37.333-08:002017-02-06T18:11:37.333-08:00Yes!
No definate info on the why's of the Mid...Yes!<br /><br />No definate info on the why's of the Middlemore name from 1920, just guessing. Also wondering, if D. Mason had thought the Coventry branch would be any kind of big rival they might have turned that into D. Mason too?<br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878957783581953768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-27694530263791855602017-02-06T12:52:50.373-08:002017-02-06T12:52:50.373-08:00Stephen--Interesting story. Someone deliberately ...Stephen--Interesting story. Someone deliberately enshrined a mistake in order to show his power? Hmm...Does that sound a bit like some of the cabinet appointments and executive orders made over the last couple of weeks?Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-87692398326842777252017-02-05T17:12:40.635-08:002017-02-05T17:12:40.635-08:00When D. Mason took over the Birmingham side of Mid...When D. Mason took over the Birmingham side of Middlemore & Lamplugh they unfortunately also became a major shareholder in the Coventry branch when it became Middlemores, so maybe they had final say on the new name and deliberately put in a grammatical error as a way of showing who's in charge? Maybe as soon as any D. Mason authority waned over the years Middlemores were able to change the rear badge to Middlemore in honour of the company origins?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878957783581953768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-54768302215730893612017-02-04T20:41:09.262-08:002017-02-04T20:41:09.262-08:00Steve--Berthoud only started to make saddles a few...Steve--Berthoud only started to make saddles a few years ago.Until then, Brooks had been just about the only maker of leather saddles available in the US. Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-31687564556954604822017-02-04T10:37:34.757-08:002017-02-04T10:37:34.757-08:00What about Berthoud?What about Berthoud?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com