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The problem with e-scooters

Ep. 327

Jonny has some thoughts about powered scooting. Also in this episode, the history of the bicycle, men who look good in vests (i.e. almost no one), the Dutton Sierra, badly powder coated retro wheel enthusiast Paul Weller, Bill Withers’s old job, why everyone should buy a mk1 Focus before it’s too late, some big news about Fish, the Street Hawk theme tune, Chic at Glastonbury, barbecue apathy, and plants on the dashboard. 

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