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"Pedalling propaganda: bike books for kids"
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Good to see that list.
When I was younger - okay, it's quite a while ago now - just about all the books I read showed cycling as aspirational, getting one was a rite of passage - nowadays normally bikes don't get a mention. Plus ça change and all that.
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And am happy to receive recommendations. Must be loads more out there.
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One of my favourites -
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If you find this in a secondhand shop, buy it.
Education in strip cartoon form
Only slightly 'dated'.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Topsy and Tim inevitably go cycling. Emphasis on road safety.
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The sketches may be slightly dated, but the advice is still fair :-)
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Halfords also did an extremely good book on bike maintenance - unfortunately cotter pins seem to have fallen into disuse :(
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"The sketches may be slightly dated, but the advice is still fair :-)"
Aye
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"unfortunately cotter pins seem to have fallen into disuse :("
Cotter pins fine.
Getting them out (often) less so!
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If in doubt, get a bigger hammer :)
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"If in doubt, get a bigger hammer :)"
Nope.
Usually that just bends the threaded bit quicker.
Important thing is to support crank before hitting with hammer - bit of conduit usually works.
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The 1972 Victor Book for Boys had a comic strip called "The Gorgonzola Special".
All about a cross country bike race, where the hero of the story manages to win by doing extensive recce-ing of the course before hand.
He can't afford a good bike so he makes his heavy bike lighter by drilling it full of holes - hence the name (but should really be The Edam Special).
Ok, sounds a bit rubbish, and it probably was, but it would be interesting to see it again.
EDIT: Found it!
http://www.victorhornetcomics.co.uk/olympic.htmlPosted 11 years ago # -
EddieD: "unfortunately cotter pins seem to have fallen into disuse"
A bike with worn cotter pins - the very definition of a clunker - awful to ride until you found someone grown up who could fix it.
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