Why did bicycles have seats for 90 years, now they have saddles?
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You straddle a saddle, but you sit in a seat.
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[QUOTE=BlazingPedals;22745203]You straddle a saddle, but you sit in a seat.
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I try not to sit IN the toilet seat.
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I try not to sit IN the toilet seat.
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Or didn't want to have to use "rattle" or "addle" or "paddle" in the song.
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"Rattle" might have worked in the "Daisy's Retort" portion of the song:
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”
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"Rattle" might have worked in the "Daisy's Retort" portion of the song:
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”
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"Rattle" might have worked in the "Daisy's Retort" portion of the song:
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”
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Check out the copy on this page, where the words are used so interchangeably, that it's actually funny:
https://selleanatomica.com/collectio...xoCf9cQAvD_BwE
https://selleanatomica.com/collectio...xoCf9cQAvD_BwE
"Comfortable Road Bike Seat for Long Distance
Fit should be one of the top features of any saddle, which is why our long-distance comfortable road bike seats are so popular. Each comfortable bike saddle that we offer features leather with no break-in period and a patented slot that moves underneath you as you ride your bike. The adjustability feature on each long-distance seat heightens the users experience, whether it be for a lengthy ride or a small commute. Purchase any one of our Selle Anatomica saddles to enjoy comfortable ride after comfortable ride."
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You absolutely nailed it. I reread it after your post and it's got every single buzzword they could think of.
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syn·o·nym
/ˈsinəˌnim/
noun
/ˈsinəˌnim/
noun
- a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
"“shut” is a synonym of “close”"
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I don't think these terms are synonyms. "Saddle" is just more specific--it's a type of seat that you straddle.
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Just came across a post in an old thread that included a photo of an old Holdsworthy Co. ad touting the Alan aluminum frames that they were importing: they referred to the frame as requiring a custom Campagnolo "saddle stem" to fit the frame's "saddle cluster."
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Now there's a really weird use of the word "cluster".
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