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Offline Biggles

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If you're stuck for parts...
« on: July 08, 2015, 11:27:09 PM »
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Re: If you're stuck for parts...
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2015, 08:18:13 AM »
Check out the rim, and the tube valve tied to the spoke
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Re: If you're stuck for parts...
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2015, 08:30:58 AM »
It looks like the kind of repair seen in episodes from the 2001 "Bush Mechanics" series, which was a very funny and "tongue in cheek" look at what some aboriginal blokes did to keep their vehicles going.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Mechanics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wspwBcuOZFg
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