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Old 06-20-13 | 07:23 PM
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Bikes: Trek 520 Grando, Roubaix Expert, Motobecane Ti Century Elite turned commuter, Some old French thing gone fixie

Originally Posted by YOJiMBO20
The word "weights" used in place of "weighs" as in "this bike only weights 18 pounds."

I've seen this way too many times to count on the forum in the last few weeks and just saw it on a CL ad.

Maybe I should be an English teacher instead of a music teacher...
My bike weights 19 pounds
Has Duroace breaks
And Duroace peddles
But I got a flat and had to change my wheel.

Yes, I feel your (or maybe you're) pain.
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