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What Did We Do Before Cable Ties?

What Did We Do Before Cable Ties?

Yes, in the good old days, if the police wanted to restrain a ne’er-do-well anarchist agitator, dressed in their traditional uniform of a bright yellow jacket, then the policeman would have to use his one set of metal handcuffs. But since the invention of cable ties, a single policeman can carry enough restraints to...
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Brooks Saddles: Made With Child Labour!

Brooks Saddles: Made With Child Labour!

Remember the problem with the saddle on my Pashley? One of the rear coil springs on it’s Brooks B33 Saddle had broken, and the people at Brooks offered to either repair the saddle for me, or send me a new set of springs so I could do it myself . . . Well today,...
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