Archive | The history of our bicycles |
| Monday, 21 April 2008 | |
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The wheel become friend with man a long time ago., but two wheels took a bit longer to go in circulation. It's been over 200yrs "modern history". Rumors exist about some primitive devices with two wheels, found in Egipt and Babylon by archeologists. Is this a misterious time machineaging over 4000yrs?. "Things" a bit more similar to the bicycle we know today started to appear in the end of the XVIII century, in Germany, France and some refer Italy as well. Disputes over the appearance of bicycles will have to wait for another day. Since Dublis is happening in 2008 we thought about presenting you the machines that have taken Arnaldo and Piotr to this "two wheel" wonder world. Here follows a brief description of bikes they had over time. Tricycles e bicycles with standing wheels are not mentioned... We'll start after the 'I know how to ride with two wheels only' period
Foldable bicycle 20" . With Piotr since 1975. First touring bike 27"3/4 belongs to Piotr since 1980. Homemade adaptation from various parts, 27"3/4 wheels, belongs to Piotr since 1987. |
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| STATS |
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Esta Tabela fecha TOTAIS da aventura. Dos previstos 2300km optimizámos 99km por optar por alguns caminhos de terra e aproveitar travessias fluviais gratuitas.  |
| Our bikes |
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Two weeks before our adventure begins we received our new bikes. It is a priveledge to make this journey with the famous SPECIALIZED bikes. Our many thanks to Luis Reis from MOTOVEDRAS bike shop, for assembling and preparing these bikes.. Cheers Luis Reis, thank you. |
| The old days |
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Follow link: HISTORY and read about Piotr and Arnaldo older bikes. In the future we intend to create a section dedicated to the history of the bicycle. |
| Why Ireland? |
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Arnaldo always had a idea about a big bicylce trip, in total autonomy. He had various ideas like Andorra, Paris, Varsov.. This year a couple friend of his moved to Ireland. This made sense to me as a good destiny... or rather say beginning. For Piotr, Dublin will be one if the last European capitals he has not visited in his long roll of hundreds of travels and expeditions.
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