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Old 02-11-11, 10:25 AM
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Then clearly he needs to give one of them to me...
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Old 02-11-11, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Maddox
Excuse me while I bust out my spectacles...Having closely examined all the clues, I think you'll agree that according to all the visible clues in the photo - roughed-up hands, pedestrian checkered shirt, worn canvas shorts, aged leather saddle, ratty twined tape, and casual tennies with platform pedals - if we were able to zoom out on the photo, we'd find that this lust-worthy Raleigh International belongs to none other than...



























...or maybe not...
You were doing pretty well, but you overlooked one obvious clue that would tell you you were on the wrong trail. A GP bike would not have aluminum fenders, but rather (bleck) plastic ones.
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Old 02-11-11, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd
You were doing pretty well, but you overlooked one obvious clue that would tell you you were on the wrong trail. A GP bike would not have aluminum fenders, but rather (bleck) plastic ones.
This is true. I also realized after posting that I'd neglected to notice skinny tires. GP does many things, but skinny tires are not one of them...

CURSES! FOILED AGAIN!

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Old 02-22-11, 03:37 PM
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Wow, you made a killing on this, I never thought it'd go up to $1550, great flip. Hopefully one of us ended up with it.
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