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carbon fiber definitely makes you GO faster

Old 11-06-16, 02:03 PM
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carbon fiber definitely makes you GO faster

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It's not the carbon fiber, it's the laxative.
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Fiber makes you go faster. Carbon is an element of fiber.

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Ok, one page of chuckles then off to foo.
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Puts the crap in Crap-on fiber.

Puts the ass in assplode.
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Ok, one page of chuckles then off to foo.
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When low-flow toilets first came on the market,

they were prone to clogging.

I developed a way to smooth & shape the outlet at the bottom to improve the performance.

This is similar to polishing the ports in car manifolds,

so I would then refer to the result as a 'racing toilet'.
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Carbon fiber - it's the ****.
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Hope it's high tg fiber to handle that taco bell induced heat.
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Steel ones are more comfortable
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Steel ones are more comfortable
Yes, but unless you opt for stainless, the environmental conditions are such that corrosion is a real issue.
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Part of a bar wrapper left on the floor. Typical cyclist.
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Steel ones are more comfortable

But the locked room with no privacy, built in sink and bunk bolted to the wall are not getting remodeled on HGTV.
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Seat or saddle? ****
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Seat or saddle? ****

Convertible? Hybrid?
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