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Old 01-24-21, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nlerner
“Does it plane?”

Not a reference to Tattoo on Fantasy Island, but to Jan Heine’s very vague description of an ideal riding quality that’s completely subjective and very rarely achieved.
"boss" : also not a reference to tattoo, but rather a fixture brazed/welded to a frame in which mount/secure the canti's

"canti's" : not a reference to one of hannibal lecter's favorite beverages accompanying a dinner of human liver and fava beans, but an abbreviate of the cantilever style brake

"brake" : see former posts
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