Treadlie Magazine

RIPPLE EFFECT

It began with a trike. Sometime in the early 90s, clad in nothing but undies and an “awesome sports jumper”, four-year-old Gemma Baxter hurtled towards freedom and crashed into a clothes horse instead. For some, this collision would have acted as a deterrent, but for Gemma it was just another day of hooning around on her three-wheeled steed. These days, Gemma has a new relationship with her bike; the feeling of flying remains but it’s

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