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Old 11-09-07, 04:49 PM
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Good lord. Imagine hitting a pebble on that thing. Good bye skin.
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Old 11-09-07, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
I think that looked a little faked.
Yeah, I know; faked or not, that scooter was going REALLY fast. I wonder if they'd let him on a sanctioned dragstrip if he wore the right protective gear.
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Old 11-09-07, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
Very nice. I know I had a post-lecture argument with my physics prof at CU about this as well, so UT isn't alone

University of Illinois FTW:
is that university of illinois urbana-champaign by any chance?
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Old 11-09-07, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Treefox
If you're crafty you can already get Campy's electronic shifters in Europe.
Bollocks.
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Old 11-12-07, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by UT_Dude
Then again, I picked the best one...
haha, yea right, far from it. that is unless you mean best one for you.
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Old 11-12-07, 01:40 PM
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Old 11-12-07, 02:21 PM
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Apples and oranges. I can pump my tires up in less than a min. And if i forget to bring a pump, i can borrow one. Battery technology hasnt come far enough to allow instant recharging.
You can borrow a charged battery. This is pointless, but it must be awful to go through life forming opinions based on no real information, or even willingness to try.
 
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Originally Posted by DocRay
You can borrow a charged battery. This is pointless, but it must be awful to go through life forming opinions based on no real information, or even willingness to try.
You would certainly know.
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