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  • London, 1930s

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 3 20:12:33 2024
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  • From Mike Spencer@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Feb 6 04:39:32 2024
    JAB <here@is.invalid> writes:

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    Note solid rubber tires, not pneumatic. Circa 1950, I knew a truck
    driver who had spent years driving such vehicles and attributed his
    spinal difficulties to that.

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    Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere on Tue Feb 6 07:24:47 2024
    On 06 Feb 2024 04:39:32 -0400, Mike Spencer
    <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

    Note solid rubber tires, not pneumatic....spinal difficulties

    Good catch....motorcyclists have back issues, and quit riding.

    Unknown if that vehicle has leaf springs....but a harsh ride with or
    without leaf springs..

    "1888 in Belfast, Ireland...John Boyd Dunlop created the first
    successful pneumatic tire. Dunlop was already a wealthy man, owning
    successful veterinary practices in the country, but he started
    developing the tire after his son complained of the harsh ride of his
    bicycle and its solid rubber tires."

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