[Fictionary] Pannage Results
eLLioTT morEton
emoreton at alum.swarthmore.edu
Wed Oct 12 18:09:52 EDT 2011
> pannage, n. A bicycle or velocipede designed to be ridden sidesaddle.
>
> Jim: I suspect Elliott is Staying Whimsical here...
> J-J: I'd think I would have seen one of these, given my acquaintance
> with antique bicycles. In any case, it sounds marvelously awkward and
> impractical. And probably inspired by "pannier".
> Nora: More like "caught-your-pantage"!
Hey, would it really be so impossible as all that? Is there any reason
the axis of the pedals can't be parallel to the line of motion? I'm
picturing a park full of Edwardian ladies gaily steering with their right
hand and holding their hats on with their left.
em
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