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01-23-09 | 08:55 PM

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Doohickie

You gonna eat that?

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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

Meh. It's easy for me from my Classic & Vintage perspective: If a chain is still intact on a 40-year-old bike, I leave it be. If I'm putting a new chain on a 40-year-old bike, I leave it be. I've never broken a chain.

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