Why is Goole a bike heaven?

[taxing]

I've been to Goole a couple of times recently for work and while everything else about the place is hideous and depressing, both times I've noticed lots of really lovely bikes locked up around the town centre. Why, what's the connection between Goole and nice bikes? Can anyone think of a reason for it? I even saw the version up from my bike, it's identical except it has gears and is a darker colour.

Yum.

(When I say 'lovely bikes', I mean lots of step-through vintagey looking ladies bikes. The men's bikes were really crappy looking.)

 

[Fnaar]

Are the residents called Goolies?

 

[craigwend]

It's where all the nicked bikes from Hull end up ....

 

[Soltydog]

I even saw the version up from my bike, it's identical except it has gears and is a darker colour.

At the train station by any chance ?

If uou travel there on the train & have a certain conductor from Hull listen for the announcement "Goole is next stop"

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Having worked in Goole for a number of periods, I can't say I noticed the bikes, but I suppose anywhere must have something positive about it!

 

[asterix]

I have cycled to Goole. There are worse places but I don't the thename is a PR man's dream.

..nor come to that is 'Hull'! Why is Kingson-upon-Thames (posh southerners) abbreviated to 'Kingston' whereas Kingston-upon-Hull (gritty northern place) is called 'Ooll'?

 

[Bigsharn]

Because Hull is actually another river that runs into the Humber through Hull, and Hull sounds more Yorkshire than Kingston


Besides, most people from (former) Humberside can't pronounce anything with more than one syllable, hence shortening every town name in the area (Driff - Driffield for example).

 

[asterix]

Yes, York used to be Eboracum, then Yorvik, now just York

We need Max Clifford (like a hole in the head)

 

[aberal]

Yes, York used to be Eboracum, then Yorvik, now just York

We need Max Clifford (like a hole in the head)

Yo!

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Because Hull is actually another river that runs into the Humber through Hull, and Hull sounds more Yorkshire than Kingston


Besides, most people from (former) Humberside can't pronounce anything with more than one syllable, hence shortening every town name in the area (Driff - Driffield for example).

Oi, I read that!

 

[taxing]

At least we don't have a Cockermouth.

 

[HelenD123]

Besides, most people from (former) Humberside can't pronounce anything with more than one syllable, hence shortening every town name in the area (Driff - Driffield for example).

Only the ones from the former North Humberside. I'm sure Gerry will agree that south bankers are a different breed .

 

[Piemaster]

Only the ones from the former North Humberside. I'm sure Gerry will agree that south bankers are a different breed .

South bankers. Hmmm......

 

[HelenD123]

South bankers. Hmmm......

 

[subaqua]

South bankers. Hmmm......

thats a picture of those from norfolk or suffolk. where there are only two surnames in the phonebook. yours and everybody elses