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Old May 25th 09, 06:54 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.transport.london,uk.railway
Tony Polson[_2_] Tony Polson[_2_] is offline
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"Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:
Tom Anderson wrote

Cyclists back then must have been made of cast iron. Nobody had

anything
more advanced than a Sturmey-Archer three-speed [1], and yet they

still
tackled open roads, hills, whatever. Makes my 27-speed setup seem a

bit
wimpish really.

Belay that! In part two, they have to get off and push up a hill!


[1] Some, of course, would deny that any such thing exists.



Surely even those who incline that way would regard a Sturmey-Archer
four-speed as more advanced ?



More advanced, yes, but not in keeping with tradition. ;-)