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Old 07-17-07, 09:44 PM
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My bicycle is an instrument of death.

No, not mine, you will just have to keep wishing for that one. But I did use it to smash a copperhead's head into snake jelly tonight when I was riding on the MUP. I let them slide when I'm out in the woods, but not where there are people and dogs around. A 120 PSI 700x28 is hard enough to get the job done with a single well placed BOUNCE! of the front tire.
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Wow T-Man. I needed you with me this past week. Here you just run over them, and I was frantically trying to get my shoes out of the clips and up over my head! You da man.
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Originally Posted by Terrierman
A 120 PSI 700x28 is hard enough to get the job done
Zowie! I've ben running my 700 X 28's at 90psi and I'm thinking of backing off a little from that.
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I'm glad the only snakes I've ever seen on the trails are the small non-poisonous variety.
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I'd like to see you try that with one of our Pleistocene-throwback saber-toothed chipmunks.
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AH-HAA so that's how one gets snake bite flats............
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AH-HAA so that's how one gets snake bite flats............


Impressive.............most impressive.
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