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Old 09-18-05 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Toasted
debris? Forgive my ignorance, but the chunks of metal aren't from the road? Should I be looking for the place they came from? ACK! ZINN LET ME DOWN, MAN!

I mean sometimes bits of metal and stuff can get lodged in the brake pads. The stuff will scar/scratch/wear down the rim if not taken out. Tiny stuff from the road, not the size of a Buick or anything like that.
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