On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:43:49 +0800 "Sandy Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Despite its humble utilitarian ordinariness this type of bike can > > usually go more or less anywhere, and do more or less anything. For > > all that we in the West spend zillions of pounds on fancy bikes to > > cycle around the world on, the people in places like Africa, India and > > the Far East are dealing with the same difficult terrain day in, day > > out, year after year on this type of roadster. > > Yes. China has been called "the bicycle kingdom". It is not unusual > to see many bikes in a clump, many dozens at a time on the roads > and several hundred parked outside a school or factory. > > There are all kinds, but the vast majority are single gear, rather plain > if not downright ugly, and fairly heavy. Prices start around $20 US. Thats funny, because i wouldn't ride one if you PAID me $20. > -- > Sandy Harris, > Nanjing, China > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Ben 'Polyhead' Smith KE7GAL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
