What Do This Do?
07-11-08 | 07:39 PM
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07-11-08 | 07:45 PM
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From: Puyallup Washington
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That's for hangin' your chain on when you remove the rear wheel. It's to keep your chainstay nice and make life easier......
07-11-08 | 07:55 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
07-11-08 | 08:22 PM
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It also breaks off nice and quick if you forget to take your chain off it once reinstalling the wheel. Been there, done that once years ago. 
07-12-08 | 12:18 AM
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Dolce far niente
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From: Southwest Idaho
Naw - it's to hold the roach when the LBS mechanic is working on the bike.
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07-12-08 | 12:46 AM
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
