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Zebee Johnstone

Heard an interview with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
- yes The Goodies!

Apparently the first incarnation of the "trandem" bike was a fixie!
With no brakes... Later on they got a freewheel and a front brake, but
for the first couple of seasons they were using up a lot of bandaids...

Another project for hippie? A 3-person fixie to really sort out the men
from the boys?

Zebee


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flyingdutch

>>Another project for hippie? A 3-person fixie to really sort out the
>>men from the boys?

count me in



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DaveB

flyingdutch wrote:
>>>Another project for hippie? A 3-person fixie to really sort out the
>>>men from the boys?
>>
>
> count me in

My 4yo daughter has become a Goodies fan since they were released on
DVD, and decided the other night we should get a family trandem. She
also refers to the trailer cycle as just like the Goodies bike.

DaveB

Zebee Johnstone

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:10:11 +1000
DaveB <dbuerckner@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
> flyingdutch wrote:
>>>>Another project for hippie? A 3-person fixie to really sort out the
>>>>men from the boys?
>>>
>>
>> count me in
>
> My 4yo daughter has become a Goodies fan since they were released on
> DVD, and decided the other night we should get a family trandem. She
> also refers to the trailer cycle as just like the Goodies bike.
>

The first one was not only an unbraked fixie.... it was a tandem with a
3rd seat as luggage.

Apparently the handling with the weight of Bill Oddie on the back on a
glorified luggage rack was interesting.

Hven't been able to find any pics of it, only of the later model, but
there has to be one somewhere.

Zebee

Rob Woozle

Check out this book:

"Three Men on a bike" by Rory Spowers.

These guys found the Goodies trandem....and rode it through Africa....a great
read!!

Rob
Rob Woozle
http://www.geocities.com/robwoozle
"Hello, is there anybody.....out there?"

DaveB

>
> The first one was not only an unbraked fixie.... it was a tandem with a
> 3rd seat as luggage.
>
> Apparently the handling with the weight of Bill Oddie on the back on a
> glorified luggage rack was interesting.
>
> Hven't been able to find any pics of it, only of the later model, but
> there has to be one somewhere.
>
> Zebee


Well it took a bit of work and the pictures are a bit rough, but here's
what the trandem looked like. Not hard to see why the first one was a
bit unstable when you see where Bill sat.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemA.gif

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemB.gif
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemC.gif

DaveB

Marty Wallace

"DaveB" <dbuerckner@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40CECD25.7030402@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au...
> >
> > The first one was not only an unbraked fixie.... it was a tandem with a
> > 3rd seat as luggage.
> >
> > Apparently the handling with the weight of Bill Oddie on the back on a
> > glorified luggage rack was interesting.
> >
> > Hven't been able to find any pics of it, only of the later model, but
> > there has to be one somewhere.
> >
> > Zebee
>
>
> Well it took a bit of work and the pictures are a bit rough, but here's
> what the trandem looked like. Not hard to see why the first one was a
> bit unstable when you see where Bill sat.
>
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemA.gif
>
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemB.gif
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dbu...es/trandemC.gif
>
> DaveB
>

Just looking at those pictures makes me giggle. Anyone know if The Goodies
are on DVD?

Marty

DaveB

>

>
> Just looking at those pictures makes me giggle. Anyone know if The
> Goodies are on DVD?
>
> Marty
>
>
Yep, that's where I got the pictures. It's a 2 DVD set with 8 episodes
includign the ecky thump episode (my favourite). Should be able to get
it at most DVD shops.

DaveB

Alan Erskine

"DaveB" <dbuerckner@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40CED48F.2040704@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au...
> >
>
> >
> > Just looking at those pictures makes me giggle. Anyone know if The
> > Goodies are on DVD?
> >
> > Marty
> >
> >
> Yep, that's where I got the pictures. It's a 2 DVD set with 8 episodes
> includign the ecky thump episode (my favourite). Should be able to get
> it at most DVD shops.
>
> DaveB
>

"Ti anchunt Lancustrian art of Ecky Thoomp" (Personal favorite is the
Sleepy Boboes episode)


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not the fifteen GWB proposes.
Give NASA a real challenge
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hippy

These silly-long links probably wont work, but check out the some of the
Goodies nowadays...

http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/alb...-19%20Westport-
Giant%27s%20Causeway/CRW_9154.jpg

http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/alb...-19%20Westport-
Giant%27s%20Causeway/CRW_9155.jpg

Pics taken of a hotel TV whilst in Ireland (April 04).

hippy



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flyingdutch

Daveb wrote:
> [BYep, that's where I got the pictures. It's a 2 DVD set with 8 episodes
> includign the ecky thump episode (my favourite). Should be able to get
> it at most DVD shops.
> DaveB




"Sooooooo, Blakkkk, even de white beeeets arrre BBLLAAKKKK!!!"



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cfsmtb

flyingdutch wrote:
> "Sooooooo, Blakkkk, even de white beeeets arrre BBLLAAKKKK!!!"



Um, think that's from Ripping Yarns,
<http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk/bpudding/pudding.htm>



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flyingdutch

cfsmtb wrote:
> Um, think that's from Ripping Yarns,
> <http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk/bpudding/pudding.htm>



Youre right! was originally Mr Palin in RP, but i think it may have been
a bit of homage goin on either way between the two

Bill Oddie waves a Pudding about espousing how its the real thing then
says the quote and then wallops Graham with it, from memory. I have
heard this before referring to BP's so maybe its some kind of colloquial
local reference to em?



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kingsley

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:02:38 +0000, Rob Woozle wrote:

> Check out this book:
>
> "Three Men on a bike" by Rory Spowers.


If you look carefully at the (Goodies) DVD, IIRC during the
opening credits, the tandem they're using is actually a double
with an extra seat tacked onto the rear. Yet in the series,
at least all the episodes on the DVD, they ride a true triple-tandem.

I'll try to find the book today, but I expect it's the triplet
they ride no?

-kt