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Old 05-30-12 | 11:10 PM
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>.> Now I'm kind've sad.. I have this feeling this thread will be closed before I can get a wheelset on.
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Old 05-31-12 | 09:14 AM
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...a continuing display of amusing self-aggrandizement.

Please, no close-ups of the finish quality on that paint job.
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Old 05-31-12 | 09:19 AM
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I'm sure the finish has plenty of qualities.

Lumpy, egg-shell, wrinkly, runny, gloppy, soft -all of these are qualities...
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Old 05-31-12 | 09:34 AM
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I'm sure the finish has plenty of qualities.

Lumpy, egg-shell, wrinkly, runny, gloppy, soft -all of these are qualities...
These are all actual qualities of the paint job in question.
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Old 05-31-12 | 09:36 AM
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...a continuing display of amusing self-aggrandizement.

Please, no close-ups of the finish quality on that paint job.
>.> I'm not important or powerful.. and this bike isn't either!
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Old 05-31-12 | 10:42 AM
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Old 05-31-12 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by gaucho777
You're a good sport, RaleighSport!

(You're killing me SixJours!)
LoL the paint job is so bad, I might give people heart attacks if I take detailed pics... maybe I should.
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Old 05-31-12 | 02:37 PM
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Looks like some homless guy cashed in his cans and decided to overhaul his bike.
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Old 06-01-12 | 03:03 PM
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Looks like some homless guy cashed in his cans and decided to overhaul his bike.
>.> Sure about that?

Almost done!
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Old 06-01-12 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
Looks like some homless guy cashed in his cans and decided to overhaul his bike.
Originally Posted by RaleighSport
>.> Sure about that?
I'm with Bg on this one.
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Old 06-01-12 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by himespau
I'm with Bg on this one.
It looks more like a good place to hide corpses...
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Old 06-01-12 | 03:36 PM
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Or maybe where a troll lives? It certainly looks to be under a bridge anyway. And the thread title...
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Old 06-01-12 | 03:51 PM
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Old 06-01-12 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by himespau
Or maybe where a troll lives? It certainly looks to be under a bridge anyway. And the thread title...
:/ Make some room for me under your bridge then man..
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Old 06-01-12 | 04:17 PM
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Looks pretty close to mine.

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Old 06-01-12 | 04:39 PM
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Looks pretty close to mine.

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It's loosely modeled on the homer and the atlantis, thanks for noticing Nice bike!
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Old 06-01-12 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fender1
Looks pretty close to mine.

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Drool...drool....drool...lugged stem...drool...drool...
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Old 06-12-12 | 07:09 AM
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