saddest thing..
04-26-22, 06:20 AM
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saddest thing..
saw poor guy walking bike over GWB on sunday full kit...from behind saw thing hanging off bike rear der.
What made saddest was fact it was new Derosa full carbon and Campy. $8k bike all day...guy was so sad....kept walking like in sad morning daze. i asked if ok...he was seeming confused said I heard a noise then this....
sad.
What made saddest was fact it was new Derosa full carbon and Campy. $8k bike all day...guy was so sad....kept walking like in sad morning daze. i asked if ok...he was seeming confused said I heard a noise then this....
sad.
04-26-22, 06:58 AM
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At least it’s a light bike to carry, unlike for a lot of us all steel slobs.
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been there, done that, it is sad
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I didn't do it
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We don't know if he was rich. He could just be pissing away his money on bikes like I've done on hot cars and Ducatis. Just sayin';
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Might not even be his bike.
Could be a friend's bike that he broke and was sad.
Could be a friend's bike that he broke and was sad.
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Victim of negative chain stretching and having to walk back to Qwaa.
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saw poor guy walking bike over GWB on sunday full kit...from behind saw thing hanging off bike rear der.
What made saddest was fact it was new Derosa full carbon and Campy. $8k bike all day...guy was so sad....kept walking like in sad morning daze. i asked if ok...he was seeming confused said I heard a noise then this....
sad.
What made saddest was fact it was new Derosa full carbon and Campy. $8k bike all day...guy was so sad....kept walking like in sad morning daze. i asked if ok...he was seeming confused said I heard a noise then this....
sad.
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