Thread: I'll take 'Things You Don't Expect to Find in Your Bottom Bracket' for $500, Alex!
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Old 06-01-12, 12:59 AM
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I found some hay in a BB recently.
I think my Dad told me that in Britain during WWII, dudes would stick hay in noisy races to quieten them down, and then sell the bike to unsuspecting, new American arrivals.
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