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Thousands of lovers of ancient follow national Jamboree
going exploring Gresik, Sunday (23/09/2012). These activities are followed
around 2000 participants from various cities in Indonesia.
Chairman of Trustees Paguyuban Sepede Rape Gresik
(Pasekgres) who also Dandim 0817 Gresik Lt. Col. Eko Wibowo Kusrianto Arh says,
the purpose of this ancient Jamboree activities going to preserve the ancient
as well as bike memumpuk a sense of nationalism and nationhood.
This is because participants using attribute nationality. '
The majority of the participants wear attributes the struggles of tempo. Both
were fighters or soldiers of the past, '' he said. The uniqueness of the
Jamboree was held in Gresik is going, there is a bicycle made in 1913 by the
Netherlands Fongrs branding was also on display.
In addition, there is also a bicycle made in 1924 by United
Kingdom (SunBeam) which in its time often used the first President of Indonesia
Sukarno. ' At that time the bike was his best-selling in the market because it
was used by Pak Karno.
' At that time the bike was his best-selling in the market
because it was used by Pak Karno and the price could reach $ 50 million, ''
said Eko Wibowo Kusrianto. Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Fis implementation team
Going Kusnadi said,
this Jamboree activities in the future will still be carried
out each year. In fact, his plan to invite more participants. '' I don't think
the number of participants. Because, on a Jamboree going in Gresik participants
coming from DKI Jaya, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Kalimantan, '' he
asserts.