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Tall in the saddle

Any adult who has ever nipped into the toilets of a primary school will know the unsettling feeling of being a giant. Everything looks familiar, but in miniature; the toilet bowls reach mid-shin and the basins are knee-level. Now imagine living life like this, as a modern-day Gulliver in a Lilliput world, where sitting on a plane requires leg origami and doorframes demand a limbo dance. As for finding a bike that fits… forget it.

At 6ft 6in tall,

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