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Old 01-05-08 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jchechile
can someone explain to me the benefit of these?
i haven't been able to figure this out. i watched some dude a couple of days ago wobbling awkwardly around a corner.. i've seen people riding them not so awkwardly but it just made me wonder again.. i've never ridden them myself and i'm not knocking them, i just dont get it.
that dude probably didn't know how to ride a bike in the first place... i see that once in a while with guys on platform pedals riding brakeless with tt pads and big ratios trying too hard to look cool.
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