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05-07-19, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RubeRad

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I didn't wash the frame though; I like my mud. It makes my bike look bad-as and also it protects the paint (right?)

Mud makes a bike happy. Cow crap makes it even happier

DSCN1274 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

Of course if your bike was make of a metal that passivates itself and becomes somewhat impervious to corrosion, you wouldn't need paint!

IMG_3144 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

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