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11-18-10 | 11:09 PM

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Doohickie

You gonna eat that?

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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

I have a 17 mile commute. I usually ride my hybrid, probably a tad under 30 lb., but I've also ridden my ol' Schwinn Varsity which comes in at about 40 lb.

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Originally Posted by bragi

"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."

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