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 Post subject: Pedal Powered Narrowboat
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:09 pm 
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A programme on TV called 'On the cut' just featured a pedal powered narrowboat and not a short one.. It was a bicycle in the back of the boat connected to a gearing system. Obviously it was slow, but I wonder how tiring it would become.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:57 am 
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Very tiring
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:04 am 
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I get tired in a pedalo!

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