Neil Foddering wrote:
> Hang on a minute, I need to set you straight on one point: "...the British had day trips and saddlebags."! Before the war, it was more than just day trips: I have in front of me the "Cycling Book of Tours". The first in the book is "An easy week's touring of about 280 miles", and the last one is a fortnight's tour of "about 825 miles". Most of the weeks' tours average around the 350 mile mark, and there are 10 day tours of 600 and 650 miles.
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> Day trips indeed!
Times changed I think. In 1887 the advice was that 'the intending tourist should not start his forthnight or more of active work without some training..", in 1935 week-ending seemed the logical thing.
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
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