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09-24-17 | 05:48 PM

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by WNCGoater

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I was in San Louis Potosi, Mexico in 1997. Riding down the road in a car, I saw two guys on bikes. One on a bike in the front, one on a bike in the back. They had an extension ladder between them, slung over their shoulders. We passed too quickly to get a photo but I remember thinking, "There's an accident waiting to happen!"

I think this is one of "glass half full...." tests of outlook or world view. One person sees a potential accident, and the other sees a cool example of bike handling skill.

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