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4 January 2012, 13:11,
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NorthernRaider
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Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
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4 January 2012, 13:19,
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Skean Dhude
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
It is designed for environments we don't get in the UK that often. A normal bike is fine for us although if you had the cash it would be an idea for rare use. I would guess we just need to visit our own wheels and tyres to resolve it.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin
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4 January 2012, 14:07,
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NorthernRaider
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
(4 January 2012, 13:19)Skean Dhude Wrote: It is designed for environments we don't get in the UK that often. A normal bike is fine for us although if you had the cash it would be an idea for rare use. I would guess we just need to visit our own wheels and tyres to resolve it.
So you have never visited Weardale in winter then !  , gotta have a bike to avoid the geordie polar bears.
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4 January 2012, 19:27,
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bigpaul
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
might be better off with a decent electric bike.
Some people that prefer to be alone arent anti-social they just have no time for drama, stupidity and false people.
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17 January 2012, 12:18,
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Joe Poncho
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
(4 January 2012, 13:11)NorthernRaider Wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16345232
Hi, folks. I am new to this site and I love it. I believe that the humble bicycle is a great tool for survival. It's fuel free and easy to maintain and can carry more than one may realize. As I find my way around the site I will post more.
Joe.
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17 January 2012, 12:35,
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Scythe13
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
Bicycles will be a huge rebuilder of any post SHTF situation.
Petrol and the alike has a very short life-span. Fossil fuels will last only so long. If everything gets used up before the systems are redone, there will be a huge use to pedal power. Especially with electricity generation! haha.
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17 January 2012, 12:49,
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bigpaul
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
sorry folks, i'm going to stick with the Donkeys, at least if things go downhill we can eat them!
Some people that prefer to be alone arent anti-social they just have no time for drama, stupidity and false people.
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17 January 2012, 12:51,
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
(17 January 2012, 12:49)bigpaul Wrote: sorry folks, i'm going to stick with the Donkeys, at least if things go downhill we can eat them!
What is it with you lot in the south west and your unnatural interests in Sheep and now Donkeys, its gives a whole new means when you say I'm just protecting my ass ?
How low can you stoop is the question being asked, and looking at the posts this morning i think in SDs case its as low as a badgers bum
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17 January 2012, 12:58,
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bigpaul
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
I just think, coming from a farming-mainly stock rearing-area, with a wife who was brought up in the country and worked on farms, that once the power goes down and the petrol(and diesel) pumps dont work anymore, that a donkey (or mule) cart would be the obvious and low tech answer, there are plenty of horses down here, it IS "pony paddock" country, but horses to my mind are too highly strung and flighty so i would go for something more manageable.
Some people that prefer to be alone arent anti-social they just have no time for drama, stupidity and false people.
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17 January 2012, 13:02,
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Scythe13
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RE: Possible ultimate bug out bicycle
(17 January 2012, 12:58)bigpaul Wrote: I just think, coming from a farming-mainly stock rearing-area, with a wife who was brought up in the country and worked on farms, that once the power goes down and the petrol(and diesel) pumps dont work anymore, that a donkey (or mule) cart would be the obvious and low tech answer, there are plenty of horses down here, it IS "pony paddock" country, but horses to my mind are too highly strung and flighty so i would go for something more manageable.
For plowing the field and crop stuff, even for (as you rightly pointed out) carrying things on a cart, I totally agree, a horse or donkey would be the right option. But for small groups of people moving around quickly, I'd go with a bike.
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