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Introduction to bikes
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Renowned cycle framebuilder, Dave Yates, introduces the bicycle and just explains some of its many guises.
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| Dave Yates
has been building frames since 1977. Highly respected for his craftmanship
and innovative designs, his bikes have been ridden by Olympic riders, and
world tourists. His background includes racing abroad and he regularly rides
marathon audax events. |
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The Oxford English Dictionary
describes a bicycle as 'a vehicle with two wheels, one in front of
the other, propelled by pedals'.
For millions of people a bicycle is their form of transport. For some
it is a means of earning a living, for others it is a leisure pursuit
and a means of escape from the everyday issues of life. Racing bikes,
touring bikes, tandems, mountain bikes, BMX bikes, downhill bikes
or ulity machines, each has its devotees, and each can provide untold
pleasure for the riders.
When Kirkpatrick MacMillan took his first wobbly strokes on the pedals
c.1840, little did he know what he was starting.
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