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04-18-11 | 11:34 AM

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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 used to live in Culver City and commuted to just south of LAX, but that was 25 years ago, so I'm sure nothing I might suggest would help. Short of a mtb, are wider tires an option? I went from 25s to 35s on my commuter bike and it was a huge improvement in terms of tolerating rough roads.

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