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Bikes in the past, Part 1 - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 23rd August 2022. Part 1 of 2. David Beere’s childhood in a biking family. Biking all over, including down the Ngauranga Gorge. Cycle capes. Mudguards. Benefits of biking for children. Bike locks. Bike sheds. Child-seats on adult bikes. Delivery jobs. Being a paper boy. Telegram delivery in WWII. Cycleways. Hills when bikes were heavy and had no gears. Pedal brakes. Hand brakes. David Bertram living in the country. Decline in children’s bike use and walking. Value of biking as exercise. Boys’ versus girls’ bikes. Cycling more dangerous now. E-bikes, new cycle paths, biking for leisure.
Identification
- Object type
- Audio
- Date
- August 23, 2022
Creation
- Created By
- Stuart Birks
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
- children cycling
- delivery jobs
- oral history