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07-24-09 | 09:01 AM

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wahoonc

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From: On the road-USA

Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG

It taught you critical thinking skills...as in thinking how far ahead it was going to take to stop and the location of all the thorn bushes along the route so you didn't bail into them for an emergency stop.

BTW still alive and still riding steel rims in the rain, all be it with Kool Stop pads

Aaron

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Aluminum: barely a hundred
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