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Old September 16th 13, 12:04 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/

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Old September 16th 13, 07:18 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/



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There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...
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Old September 16th 13, 07:58 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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THE PHOTOS are time fakes.

something to look into. finally. if no rideable animals then is the horse adaptable ?

groking the tire prob....the entire journey is incroyalbe fersure.

miles per repair ?

and nutrition ? desperstation.

say Lance. wanna do a film ?

with Hamilton. Kill is dog eat it fer diner.

after reeling over the ardship, I did a few minutes of AUS.COWBOY. KANGAROO...a giggler....blank screen then over the orizon comes a midget cowboy ten gallon hat riding ^ , ^ , ^ boing boing boing....


say ardnah.....keeni hitch muh rooo ere ?

boing boing bong


eah, already been done...as it ?
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Old September 16th 13, 08:55 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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guess who runs the station ?
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Old September 16th 13, 11:43 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 17/09/13 04:18, Andre Jute wrote:
On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/


There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...


What ever would fit in a pigs bladder?

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Old September 17th 13, 12:56 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Per Andre Jute:
On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/


There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...


Dunno from water, but the guy in the first photo seems to be pushing
quite a high gear.
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Old September 17th 13, 01:13 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 17/09/13 09:56, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Andre Jute:
On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/


There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...


Dunno from water, but the guy in the first photo seems to be pushing
quite a high gear.


There can be a lot of flat country between sheep stations, and walking
up the odd hill would probably make a welcome change of pace.

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Old September 17th 13, 02:03 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 9/16/2013 1:58 PM, datakoll wrote:
THE PHOTOS are time fakes.

something to look into. finally. if no rideable animals then is the horse adaptable ?


Horses are more dangerous to ride than sheep.

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Old September 17th 13, 07:07 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Monday, September 16, 2013 11:43:10 PM UTC+1, James wrote:
On 17/09/13 04:18, Andre Jute wrote:

On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:


http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/






There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...




What ever would fit in a pigs bladder?


And at the end of the journey, you could organize a game of rugby with the pig's bladder.

Andre Jute
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Old September 19th 13, 02:57 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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James wrote:
:On 17/09/13 09:56, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: Per Andre Jute:
: On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:04:31 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
: http://veloaficionado.com/australias...tieth-century/
:
: There were men in those days. I wonder how much water they carried...
:
: Dunno from water, but the guy in the first photo seems to be pushing
: quite a high gear.

:There can be a lot of flat country between sheep stations, and walking
:up the odd hill would probably make a welcome change of pace.

Early bikes often had ridiculously high gears. One of the surviving
right brother bikes is 105 gear inches or so.

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