Boats. Boats boats boats. Which are actually harder to fake in writing than horses. Seriously, a lot of the "horsemanship" in fantasy novels is... kinda crap.
The main problem with the bicycle is that it needs fairly good roads. Early bikes are pretty bad at rough terrain.
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Date: 2008-07-06 06:33 am (UTC)The main problem with the bicycle is that it needs fairly good roads. Early bikes are pretty bad at rough terrain.
Edit: Oh hey! Reindeer!