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Old 02-25-11 | 01:10 PM
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az2008
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From: Tempe, AZ

Bikes: Schwinn Avenue (Walmart), Former owner of Mongoose Paver. (I have the notable distinction of purchasing the last Paver!)

Originally Posted by sonnetg
I had no idea Dorel markets its product under GT as well. (GT makes great MTBs).
I didn't know that either. A few months ago I was in an LBS that sells GT ($450 for a Traffic). The manager was arguing with the mechanic about how some discount brand (I forget what it was) is junk. The mechanic kept saying, "but, do you think KHS is junk?" The manager would say "of course not" (because they sold it). The mechanic said "but Ron, xxxxx's frames are made by KHS."

Manager: "Xxxxx is junk!"

The bike topic often reminds me of the movie Moon over Parador. The dictator of a banana republic holds fake elections running under a yellow and green party. In one scene, two Paradorians stand at the end of the street pondering two campaign posters (yellow and green, but the same candidate). "How are you voting?" asks one? "Green" replies the other. They immediately roll around on the ground, hitting each other.

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