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Old 10-29-07, 09:45 PM
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And You Thought You Were a Hard-Core Roadie...

Al Qaeda discovers cycling.
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Old 10-29-07, 10:01 PM
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Man, that just sux.
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Next they will try to organize a Critical Mass event.
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Moving this from Road Cycling to General Discussion for now.

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Originally Posted by AlanS
Al Qaeda discovers cycling.
Bicycles themselves have been used as bombs for a long time, by building bombs right inside the tubes or tires, in Israel/West Bank.

I was told that in some places popular with pedestrians, you have to lock your bike up where you can keep an eye on it because if the police start eyeballing it you have to go out and demonstrate that it is yours, or else they call in a team to blow it up--suspecting it is booby-trapped.
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Were his bombs made of carbon? Because then he'd be hardcore.
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Old 10-30-07, 06:04 AM
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Although this news topic is very depressing, and sad...

I can't help but think of countless quips about it... IT'S BEGGING TO BE QUIPPED!!
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Definitely in the no-quip zone.
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OK, I'll be tasteless.

Talk about blowing up on a ride!
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