Young again

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February 14, 2012 at 2:14 pm #1052407
Fizzbombheid
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On Saturday there just before i went to the match, i was a wee bit pissed and had took some mexxy when i decided to have a shot of a guys bike at the back of the pub. it was fuckin brilliant!!

“im too old for this!” im thinking… “Na fuck it! im gonna do it!”..so on i jumps and off i go…WEEEEE… crash! into the wall. no biggy. get back on and off i went…fuckin VrOOOOOOOOOOOOOM ….im off felt like i was flying lol tears were streaming doon my face with enjoyment…..all the old gadgys are laughing their heids off….and so was I!!

i hadnae been on a bike for donkeys years and it felt liberating i tell ya. man! it wet the juices. gonna have to get myself a bike again. They are simply fun. trippin &cycling i felt like a young kid again…i’m no joking it was magical 🙂
February 14, 2012 at 2:34 pm #1249316
General Lighting
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I recently learnt that in the late 19th/early 20th century a Scotsman either invented the bicycle or made existing ones way faster. He then promptly crashed it in Glasgow and got put up before the fiscal and fined about 20 shillings for dangerous riding…

If you are near Edinburgh then the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-Op is a good place to get bikes and associated kit from. I get my cycling jackets from there as I thought that if Scottish people use them when riding in winter they will be good for all UK weather :laugh_at:
February 14, 2012 at 3:02 pm #1249322
Fizzbombheid
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Alistar Dunlop invented the bike..i think? cannae be arsed checking or tyres something..but aye yer right it was a Scotsman. We invented a lot of things even oil lol

Edinburgh is good for biking…great tracks up Arthurs Seat and that…
February 15, 2012 at 11:11 pm #1249319
Gylfi Gudbjornsson
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@Fizzbombheid 468058 wrote:

Alistar Dunlop invented the bike..i think? cannae be arsed checking or tyres something..but aye yer right it was a Scotsman. We invented a lot of things even oil lol

Edinburgh is good for biking…great tracks up Arthurs Seat and that…

I was thinking Knockhill race track myself lol
February 16, 2012 at 8:55 am #1249317
sinner69
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Dunlop…wasn’t he into rubber?
February 16, 2012 at 9:00 am #1249318
sinner69
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Bicycle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Further innovations increased comfort and ushered in a second bicycle craze, the 1890s’ Golden Age of Bicycles. In 1888, Scotsman John Boyd Dunlop introduced the first practical pneumatic tire, which soon became universal. Soon after, the rear freewheel was developed, enabling the rider to coast. This refinement led to the 1890s invention[17] of coaster brakes. Derailleur gears and hand-operated cable-pull brakes were also developed during these years, but were only slowly adopted by casual riders. By the turn of the century, cycling clubs flourished on both sides of the Atlantic, and touring and racing became widely popular.
February 16, 2012 at 2:31 pm #1249320
Gylfi Gudbjornsson
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@!sinner69! 468262 wrote:

Dunlop…wasn’t he into rubber?

yeah, mutliple stuff. clothes, tyres, blah blah blah
February 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm #1249323
Fizzbombheid
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Dunlop is da man
February 17, 2012 at 12:00 am #1249321
Gylfi Gudbjornsson
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@Fizzbombheid 468312 wrote:

Dunlop is da man

he was many men….joey dunlop, micheal dunlop, william dunlop ect……mind you these are all motorbike racers, they’re the only dunlops i know lol
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