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Three Wheels, Two Continents, One People - Jeff McLean
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| Jeff McLean bought his Greenspeed way back in 1991, the 1st year we started producing trikes for sale. In fact his trike was only the tenth Greenspeed trike built - an early GRT 20/26 Tourer. Jeff used his trike on a number of Great Victorian Bike Rides - nine days rides of about 600 kms, with about 4,000 riders, where Jeff was the Disc Jockey for the ride radio station, Bike FM, that was set up at each camp site. And during the ride, he encouraged riders with music from his ghetto blaster mounted on the back of his trike.
Jeff is one of these people who always seems to be smiling, like many Greenspeed riders. In 1997 he bought a one way ticket to Ho Chi Minh City, and set off with his trusty old trike to ride right across Asia and Europe to London, U.K. The road conditions were sometimes tough "Their roads can be shocking. My back wheel was flexing so much over the sharp rocks and broken tarmac that, in low gear, the rear derailleur would rub against the spokes frequently. 10km/h was a speed befitting the gods", but Jeff and the trike made it right through to London. I found the book a fascinating read, as Jeff recounts his many adventures, in far off lands, with cultures VERY different to our own. I love his sense of humour which shines through the whole book. For those people contemplating trike touring in Asia, I can recommend this book as essential reading! We have copies for $25AUD, and postage overseas by airmail is $13AUD, postage within Australia is $5. Ian Sims 11/06/2001 |
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