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Old 03-13-09, 11:49 AM
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The best curves you have ever seen...

Post a pic of some the them plz:
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I wonder where this thread is headed.
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"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
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Originally Posted by Booger
I wonder where this thread is headed.
Why?
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Originally Posted by Booger
I wonder where this thread is headed.
"Steel/Titanium" vs "Carbon"?

</mock naiveté>
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Because like most of us, Booger's mind is in the gutter.
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I want to go there.
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Ahhh...The Stelvio. It rocks!
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and the obligatory:
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One of my favorite rides w/in riding distance of my house (back when I lived in Denver). So, this is one I've actually seen:


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lookout mountain how I miss thee!
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Yeah, those two switchbacks in the first photo were a blast. I actually got to ride it again last year on a visit, on a rented bike... with Clark Sheehan.
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Originally Posted by ggg300
Post a pic of some the them plz:
Do you have any pics of the rest of the bike?
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I hope to do the same the Saturday before Roubaix. I miss having it as my fail-safe lunchtime ride. Now I get to do it with flat-lander lungs, awww schuckx.
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One of my fav's:

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One of my fav's:
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another one from the same maker

He seems a bit ARGONAUT about his custom bikes. (hint)
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I want to go there.
Yes, I want to go there. I certainly don't want that to happen to the mountains around here. Seriously.
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Originally Posted by ggg300
Post a pic of some the them plz:
Love the new dropouts, they sure are pretty. I still want to see the rest of the bike.
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Mallorca Spain...

Climb up Soller



Climb to Cape Formentor



From the top of Formentor

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some other curves
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A few miles from my house.
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