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Community => Cycle Tours => Topic started by: mikerr on December 25, 2012, 02:14:56 AM

Title: From the Daily Mail on line
Post by: mikerr on December 25, 2012, 02:14:56 AM
Hi Folks,

Merry Christmas.

Saw these happy looking Thorn riders in the Daily Mail this morning.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251230/Not-exactly-usual-honeymoon-British-newlyweds-year-world-record-breaking-tandem-cycle-ride-New-Zealand-London.html

Mike
Title: Re: From the Daily Mail on line
Post by: NZPeterG on December 25, 2012, 03:38:24 AM
Hi Mike,
Thank's that's a good little read and film clip  :)

Pete....
 ;)
Title: Re: From the Daily Mail on line
Post by: Danneaux on December 25, 2012, 03:40:05 AM
Oh! Nicely found and shared, Mike; well done!

From the article headline...
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The couple have been attacked by dogs, cooked in rat-infested kitchens and fed giant lizards outside their tent
They *do* look remarkably happy for all they've been through! First, they were cooked in rat-infested kitchens, then fed a diet of lizard. Reminds me of a "man bites dog" story with the headline lead-in, but a wonderful adventure for them both.

It's incredible they've started out from scratch, so to speak, and with her almost completely unfamiliar with a bicycle. And to to it on a tendem, as well. Good thing it's a Thorn. I see the Rohloff hub there as well....

I especially liked their route and their film trailer; they've a good sense of humor.

Some additional links here:
Home page: http://www.tandemturners.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tandemturners
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tandem-Turners/114860881946985
More video on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user8232119
Journal: http://www.tandemturners.com/?page_id=22
Flickr pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tandemturners/

Nice job, Mike, and Merry Christmas to you as well!

Best,

Dan. (...who wouldn't mind taking his tandem on a similar journey)
Title: Re: From the Daily Mail on line
Post by: NZPeterG on December 25, 2012, 03:55:55 AM
Hi Dan thank's I was just about to check for more detail's

Pete.....
 :P