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Hedge Find
« on: 23.08. 2017 01:37 »
i guys, came across this article today, it didn't mention if the rider was still on it!!! cheers
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #1 on: 23.08. 2017 08:52 »
Fantastic find.
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #2 on: 23.08. 2017 09:21 »

  *????* Engkland won something ????* , so  what year was that  *????*
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #3 on: 23.08. 2017 10:14 »
YES dUTCH 1966 , after that glorious win we *roll* choose to let others have it  *sick* *sick* :o
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #4 on: 23.08. 2017 10:45 »
Apparently Richard Bullock of Kington won the World Cup.
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #5 on: 23.08. 2017 11:29 »
 Think back to when you were young and having a bike was an absolute must.

 Do you know how clapped out, worn down and broken up a bike had to be in order to get left in the weeds?

 The owner had to make a conscious decision that he would rather walk than spend one more minute as the owner of that bike.

 Its nice to look at now, but that had to be a HUGE POS back in the day to find itself as a hedge ornament. *smile*

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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #6 on: 23.08. 2017 11:33 »
 
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YES dUTCH 1966 , after that glorious win we *roll* choose to let others have it  *sick* *sick* :o

 do you really mean 1966 and not 1066 when the ('known')world was much smaller and easier to win stuff  *????* *smile*

coater rounded m eupp; maybe the owner is still there looking for the missing bit *conf*
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #7 on: 23.08. 2017 11:48 »
Front brake lever looks ok, rest not  *pull hair out*
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #8 on: 23.08. 2017 13:51 »
The twistgrip and front brake lever are comparatively recent. I would reckon it has been run as a field bike, probably by youngsters, until it stopped. There's enough there to make a rebuild worthwhile.
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Re: Hedge Find
« Reply #9 on: 23.08. 2017 14:35 »
Dutch, 1066 was a spot of bother with a Norman (william ) who ACTUALLY did have a bigger sword than the other fella (harold ) and a certain arrow didn't help either  *fight*    ,no 1966 was an altogether more important date ,that was when the english football team managed for the only time ever , to manage not to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory ,true it was an off day for them  but the fans enjoyed it !! Seems i've got to edificate you on everything historical !! *countdown* *whistle* *lol*
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