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On Feb 27, 8:20*am, "James Silverton" >
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> *theo *wrote *on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:44 -0800 (PST):
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> > On Feb 26, 4:47 pm, "George W Frost" >
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> >> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
> >>> theo wrote:
> >> >> On Feb 11, 2:57 pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
> > > >> Do you *really* think we'd have the road system we have
> > > >> now if we all rode around on bloody push bikes? I think
> > > >> not

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> > >> The Romans built most of the great roads in Europe 2000 or
> > >> more years ago, for their pushbikes.

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> >> ****, I thought the pushbike wasnt made till the early 19th
> >> century

> > Ah! Good old reliable George. Bicycles were indeed made as
> > toys in the early 19th century. They only became utilitarian
> > devices for the masses around 1990 with the invention of the
> > "safety", which is what we still ride today.
> > You may have missed the point.

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> And the century!


Ahh shit! 1890 of course. Geez.

Theo