Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan Sir,
Your name interests me - my grandfather used to work for a cycle manufacturer named Pedersen in Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK. This factory produced the 'unusual' Dursley-Pedersen cycle - I wondered if there is a connection with your antecedents ?
I agree about the need to secure all removeable parts of a bicycle - these days, that can include almost all the components, as well as wheels and frame.
Yeah ... everything can be stolen these days ;-)
Regarding my family name: Pedersen
Some time ago a lot of people in Denmark very called a -sen name.
A Pedersen was the son of Peder.
As Petersen was the son of Peter.
And a Jensen was the son of Jens.
In Iceland they still have the names ..søn (the son of...) and ..dottir (the daughter of ...)
In Denmark today it's not so common to take a ..sen-name. People like to be themselves!
My grandpa was a bike mechanic, but I don't think that the names are connected ;-)