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Floyd McFarland Sez: Flip, not chop!

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Old 10-20-06, 02:19 PM
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Floyd McFarland Sez: Flip, not chop!

if it's good enough for Floyd, it's good enough for me!
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Now it all makes sense...
When you do this on a road bike you are putting your weight on the brake levers when you ride.

if you have no brakes, well, no problem.
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Not even flipped, just tilted! That's the secret!
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So, he's the father of the bum-bar?
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The "I've got too big of a beer gut to bend over that far" bar is pretty classic.
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saw a girl riding with her bars like this today. i was like lol
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whats wrong with bum bars?
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