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Show me your Chas Roberts / Dog Bolx / White Spider's etc
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Typo on Dave Hemming(s) name! 
Not sure how a dyslexic spotted that! 
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Not Vaz ?
no ...lol.
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Just a thought .
I love threads like this, it helps to keep the fires burning.
I don't suppose Chas would mind a camp fire story amongst friends for those that haven't heard the story, any more than he would mind for those of us who just like old bike stories about bikes.
So Viz was a thing back in the day, for those who found humor in its pages, (long before the woke movement you understand).
(So From the horses mouth so to speak.)
He had a young lad that helped in the workshop, would always read the magazine, finding it hilarious.
Working hard to finish the new frame and running behind to get it finished the night before heading off to the Malvern's, for a weekend of racing and a meet with MBUK, they realized we hadn't come up with a name, the lad from the workshop came in and saw the frame for the first time, and went wow, that's the Dogs Bollox.
(the phrase was coined and caught on thanks to Viz magazine/comic).
Everybody laughed, they knew exactly what it meant. And so it was, the new Roberts project had its model name.
The next day with it now complete and at the Malverns, the interest in it was amazing, with lots of interest and questions from MBUK, when asked what the name stood for, he quickly had to come up with something off the top of his head, so he did just that, he used it as an acronym.
And the D.O.G.S. B.O.L.O.X was born and used as a bench mark ever since.
(just don't ask me to remember his version of the acronym now, I'm old and tired and its getting late.,..lol)
I don't suppose Chas would mind a camp fire story amongst friends for those that haven't heard the story, any more than he would mind for those of us who just like old bike stories about bikes.
So Viz was a thing back in the day, for those who found humor in its pages, (long before the woke movement you understand).
(So From the horses mouth so to speak.)
He had a young lad that helped in the workshop, would always read the magazine, finding it hilarious.
Working hard to finish the new frame and running behind to get it finished the night before heading off to the Malvern's, for a weekend of racing and a meet with MBUK, they realized we hadn't come up with a name, the lad from the workshop came in and saw the frame for the first time, and went wow, that's the Dogs Bollox.
(the phrase was coined and caught on thanks to Viz magazine/comic).
Everybody laughed, they knew exactly what it meant. And so it was, the new Roberts project had its model name.
The next day with it now complete and at the Malverns, the interest in it was amazing, with lots of interest and questions from MBUK, when asked what the name stood for, he quickly had to come up with something off the top of his head, so he did just that, he used it as an acronym.
And the D.O.G.S. B.O.L.O.X was born and used as a bench mark ever since.
(just don't ask me to remember his version of the acronym now, I'm old and tired and its getting late.,..lol)
This pure chance need to come up with something on the spot, and then turning its name into an acronym, took an unexpected turn from that point on. (and i think we are all, the better for it.)
With so much fantastic press surrounding the frame and the ride of the bike, and how his use of different tubes in different places can be such such a benefit if executed well. A lot of folk took notice. And so it began, "the battle of the builders", other frame builders took up there torches and with all the knowledge they had, they fabricated there take on what was called the "ultimate" mountain bike.
Using different tubes in different places to gain the best from each of the tubes properties to achieve the ultimate ride/strength/weight configuration.
All followed on, with the name that wanted to suggest it was the best, and all had an acronym.
Thanks to the time spent searching, and the all the love and man hours that went into the Projects, we were able to see the D.O.G.S B.O.L.O.X, the C.A.T.S W.H.I.S.K.A.S, and the D.O.N.K.I.S N.O.B, all first hand,
all period correct, in all there majesty thanks to Gio and this website.
With so much fantastic press surrounding the frame and the ride of the bike, and how his use of different tubes in different places can be such such a benefit if executed well. A lot of folk took notice. And so it began, "the battle of the builders", other frame builders took up there torches and with all the knowledge they had, they fabricated there take on what was called the "ultimate" mountain bike.
Using different tubes in different places to gain the best from each of the tubes properties to achieve the ultimate ride/strength/weight configuration.
All followed on, with the name that wanted to suggest it was the best, and all had an acronym.
Thanks to the time spent searching, and the all the love and man hours that went into the Projects, we were able to see the D.O.G.S B.O.L.O.X, the C.A.T.S W.H.I.S.K.A.S, and the D.O.N.K.I.S N.O.B, all first hand,
all period correct, in all there majesty thanks to Gio and this website.
