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Old 10-23-18, 05:58 AM
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Stadjer
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Originally Posted by DQRider
I've been wrenching on La Bête ("The Beast" in French) this past weekend. She's languished in the shop ever since our big crash into the rocks. Trued the wheels, mounted new rubber, tuned this and that, and after a little touch-up paint she's good as new.





The new "Retro Ride" tires feel lighter than the Kenda "Kiniptions" I had on her before.



I'm pretty happy with the way she turned out, and grateful that she wasn't as damaged as I was in the crash.

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Looks great. Do those tyres look wider than they are, or was this bike designed for fat tyres?

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