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r/OldSchoolCool • u/wemtastic • Oct 09 '25
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Ton-up” came from British slang for hitting the ton, 100 mph. In the 1950s most bikes barely managed 80, so anyone who cracked the ton, especially a woman, instantly earned respect at the Ace Cafe.
412 u/KennethPatchen Oct 09 '25 My mom always brags about the time she did a ton-up near the Thames. She wasn't driving but still! 403 u/FoxyBastard Oct 09 '25 The fact that she was running is more impressive. 51 u/The_walking_man_ Oct 09 '25 2 u/unpleasantmoose Oct 11 '25 Username doesn't check out
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My mom always brags about the time she did a ton-up near the Thames. She wasn't driving but still!
403 u/FoxyBastard Oct 09 '25 The fact that she was running is more impressive. 51 u/The_walking_man_ Oct 09 '25 2 u/unpleasantmoose Oct 11 '25 Username doesn't check out
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The fact that she was running is more impressive.
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u/wemtastic Oct 09 '25
Ton-up” came from British slang for hitting the ton, 100 mph. In the 1950s most bikes barely managed 80, so anyone who cracked the ton, especially a woman, instantly earned respect at the Ace Cafe.