When I see the first picture<http://web.archive.org/web/20051030124545/www.koopmann.lightup.net/crane/title.jpg>, all I can think of is Hanz and Franz, ready to Pump... you up! :-)
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > Those Brits are hardy souls. There's another tale, in a book titled > "Sting in the Tail: By Racing Bicycle Around the World" written by > Peter Kuker (Pelham Books, 1973). The book describes the author's > solo ride on a Raleigh Professional racing bicycle "around the world" > with a "kit" of around 20 lbs. I don't think that many would attempt > such an adventure, but there's always someone! > > Jim > > On Jun 29, 3:04 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Rob, thanks for the link. I'll be spending more time reading over > > those pages in the coming days. > > > > --mike > > > > On Jun 29, 9:53 am, rob markwardt <robmar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >http://web.archive.org/web/20041211045554/http://www.koopmann.lightup. > .. > > > > > I just read about these guys on the CR list and found the above link. > > > Two cousins from Great Britain bike to the "Centre of the World".. > > > (somewhere in China...through Gobi desert, Tibet, Himalayas?). They > > > did it on lightweight Raleigh racing bikes (753 tubing). Although they > > > traveled lightly, their bikes didn't fall apart so I'm pretty certain > > > the Hilsen will be fine on a trip around Mt. Adams. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
