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Old 09-08-08 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gridplan
.... As to the frame, you may find this interesting:

http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.as...10701.0210.eml

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A fascinating article, giving a ringing endorsement backed up by hard facts, such as "The company was started in 1984 ... and ... is still trading from the same address ... 43 years later."
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