Crankarm
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Fnaar said:Chrisitne Bleakley speaks like she has toffee stuck on her teeth.I could help her get it off, if she wants.
You're close to the TV screen then B).
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You're close to the TV screen then B).
Fnaar
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Crankarm said:You're close to the TV screen then.
phaedrus
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Maz said:
http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council--services/lc/events/major-events-2009/riverside
We'll go down which ever day I'm not riding, don't expect too much though, it is organised by the council.
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Hilldodger
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Apparently there was a council organised cycling promtion event in Town Hall Square today. Cyclemagic weren't even told about it
Environ/Bikes 4 All (who have been given the Bike Park) were there, though
Environ/Bikes 4 All (who have been given the Bike Park) were there, though
Just did a "Google" and KM is certainly attributed with the 'Invention", butthe question is of what?
Various sites and sources claim by adding pedals to previous designs he is the inventor of the "Modern bicycle".
There is also a lot of promotion of KM as part of the "Homecoming"year.
So perhaps this was an "Agenda" rather than a mistake?
Various sites and sources claim by adding pedals to previous designs he is the inventor of the "Modern bicycle".
There is also a lot of promotion of KM as part of the "Homecoming"year.
So perhaps this was an "Agenda" rather than a mistake?
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Hilldodger
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It's tourism hype.
I've no problem with that or the KM events, but I do have when the BBC broadcast such ill informed crap by reporters who have not bothered to research the subject.
The Scottish machine, whoever invented/built it, was built in isolation and had no mpact on the invention or development of the bicycle as we know it.
Rant over, deep breathing.
Now, the Wright Brothers 'inventing' the aeroplane
I've no problem with that or the KM events, but I do have when the BBC broadcast such ill informed crap by reporters who have not bothered to research the subject.
The Scottish machine, whoever invented/built it, was built in isolation and had no mpact on the invention or development of the bicycle as we know it.
Rant over, deep breathing.
Now, the Wright Brothers 'inventing' the aeroplane
The Race to Dover - today (weds) Radio 4 Weds 11am
The BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew loves to fly but even his keeness as a pilot is stymied by the Bleriot XI. In the course of making this programme on the race, 100 years ago, to be the first to fly across the Channel, Agnew is invited to climb into this fragile monoplane. Monsieur Bleriot, its owner and pilot, was a petit man. Jonathan stands at 6ft 4in. And then there's the matter of the engine: it's only 25 horse power. Nonetheless, his helpers crank it up and he sits inside. He might not want to take it on a flight, but once the wings start quivering to the thrum of the engine he can see why the experience has been described as like riding on the back of a butterfly. Agnew also speaks to Bleriot's grandson, who reads most movingly from the pilot's journals of his terrifying 1909 flight across La Manche.
The BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew loves to fly but even his keeness as a pilot is stymied by the Bleriot XI. In the course of making this programme on the race, 100 years ago, to be the first to fly across the Channel, Agnew is invited to climb into this fragile monoplane. Monsieur Bleriot, its owner and pilot, was a petit man. Jonathan stands at 6ft 4in. And then there's the matter of the engine: it's only 25 horse power. Nonetheless, his helpers crank it up and he sits inside. He might not want to take it on a flight, but once the wings start quivering to the thrum of the engine he can see why the experience has been described as like riding on the back of a butterfly. Agnew also speaks to Bleriot's grandson, who reads most movingly from the pilot's journals of his terrifying 1909 flight across La Manche.
