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View Poll Results: If you were the village bicycle, which would you be?
Road: sleek and smooth, good for long rides and high milage
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20.45%
Mountain: built a little thicker, likes to take a pounding
9
20.45%
Cruiser: cool and laid back, but not quite sure how to perform in certain situations
8
18.18%
Track: fast as you dare, but if you don't know what you're doing you get thrown to the curb
18
40.91%
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Old 04-25-06 | 10:16 AM
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If you were the Village Bicycle...

well?
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Old 04-25-06 | 12:49 PM
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do i spy some sexual innuendo?
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Old 04-25-06 | 01:23 PM
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Some pretty half-assed sexual innuendo, if I do say so myself.
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Old 04-25-06 | 02:12 PM
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where's the simple, "well ridden" option?
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Old 04-25-06 | 02:20 PM
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doesn't the village bicycle usually have a loose bottom bracket...
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Old 04-25-06 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by superdex
where's the simple, "well ridden" option?
Is there also a "put away wet" option?
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Old 04-25-06 | 03:22 PM
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Where's the 'beater with mixed components' option?

Enjoy
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Old 04-25-06 | 03:26 PM
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or the 'flat tires, no one wants a ride' option?
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Old 04-25-06 | 03:45 PM
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How does the term beausage fit into this?
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Old 04-25-06 | 03:58 PM
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foil on the rear wheel, 650c front, mis matched pedals. seat tube that doesnt stay in place ultra lose headset that makes and awful DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN sound when you apply braking force in the front.
and some wierd fuqked up chicken scratch on the side that resembles the world "PiStA"
and it says moo everytime the drive side pedal is at 3 o clock
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Old 04-25-06 | 04:09 PM
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So in other words, you're a messed up crazy beater.

Erm....
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Old 04-25-06 | 04:31 PM
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how about a bike (like my track bike) that's been beaten up and tossed around but barely has a scratch?
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Old 04-25-06 | 05:43 PM
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Village idiot suits me better.
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