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Old 10-19-15 | 08:26 PM
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From: Thailand..........currently Nakhon Ricefield, moving to the beach soon.

Bikes: inferior steel....alas....noodly aluminium assploded

Originally Posted by mdilthey
Ha. Maybe you got the lower-quality direct-from-china export components people are talking about. Lower end stuff for a lower end price.
Originally Posted by saddlesores
...and can squeeze the brakes and skid to a halt if i desire.
....freezing the wheels...what the hell will compressionless housing do for me?
HA back at ya. right. i got cheap, yet very effective, cheap, inexpensive v-brakes.
they work great. i can modulate, or i can lock up the wheels. what more do i need?

Originally Posted by mdilthey
I trust the LBS! They get my dollar!
your dollar? sounds like a heckuvalotta dollars for blingbling.
i'd rather spend my spare loot on airfare to go..........cycle touring.

did i mention them v-brakes and reg'lar housing was cheap?
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