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does look rather fun

Grrr, can't embed video, sorry.


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:31 am
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Urgh.....other people.

Also, depiction of cycling with sunshine and dust appear 90% more fun than real world conditions.


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:46 am
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It's touring.

They've even got Ortlieb panniers!


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:49 am
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OP delete the s from https


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:52 am
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Ahhhhh, cheers jambalaya. That's my thing learned today, can close my mind to all other new stuff.


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:57 am
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See?
Even they call it touring.

Gravel adventure bikepacking gnarpoon?

It's a tourer.

Multifunctional non-competitive personal transportation device?

No.
It's still a tourer.
🙂


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 8:57 am
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Anyone incapable of cleanly opening a ring-pull can and drinking the contents without covering themselves in sugary liquid is not someone I want to share a trail with.


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 9:01 am
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I did wince at the beer opening cockwiffery, never understood why.


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 9:04 am
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I need to refresh my brain now. 1 min 17 secs:

Edit: Watching the vintage footage puts me in mind me of why I go cycle touring - to enjoy the feeling of cycling, self-sufficiency, nature etc. To enjoy seeing and discovering the landscape. I might be in my late forties but I felt the same way at 15yrs, 25 yrs, 35yrs. Those people in the OP video seem to be more interested in themselfies? I could be wrong...but are they seeing the coltsfoot, the birch, the buff butterfly?


 
Posted : 23/02/2017 9:14 am