Is Peem a nickname or some shortened form of another name ?
Nickname. No idea where it came from (unlike our club chairmans nickname of 'Fred' [1]). He used to own a bike shop before he retired and can still give a good kicking on the hills.
Barry (possibly the best all round cyclist ever from north of the Tay) had to retire from competitive cycling due to rheumatoid arthritis but now, with prosthetic joints in knees and hips, still churns out the miles over the Perthshire hills.
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[1] Local club awards dinner in the early 70's. Sits down next to an empty seat at the table. 'Is anyone sitting there' says the waitress bringing the soup course. 'Oh aye, that's Fred's seat. He'll be back in a moment'. So the soup was left. and consumed by 'Fred' as were the rest of the courses.
