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Old 11-12-14, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by southpawboston
I wouldn't mind being a Brooks saddle, just this one time.
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Agreed.

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Originally Posted by D1andonlyDman
I wouldn't mind being a Brooks saddle, just this one time.
+1!
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Bono fell of his bike.
Sunday bloody Sunday?
Stuck in a Moment?
Stiiiiiiill haven't found my balance?
Bono injured after Central Park bike accident: U2 frontman set to undergo surgery - People - News - The Independent
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Originally Posted by Italuminium
Bono fell of his bike.
Sunday bloody Sunday?
Stuck in a Moment?
Stiiiiiiill haven't found my balance?
Bono injured after Central Park bike accident: U2 frontman set to undergo surgery - People - News - The Independent
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq0vj36usm8
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Old 11-18-14, 01:37 PM
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Walt and Lillian Disney on, well, heck I don't know what to call it, but it's a bike.
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Originally Posted by Altair 4




Walt and Lillian Disney on, well, heck I don't know what to call it, but it's a bike.
I think its called a sociable.
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^ Learn something new everyday. I'd like to see one in action. Good communications are a must when approaching an object to steer around..."Left!" "No, right!" Bang.
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Here is pre-crash Bono.

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Bono way before the crash.

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I am not much for celebrities, but I have a soft spot in my heart for Audrey Hepburn - so here it is:

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Old 11-18-14, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Here is pre-crash Bono.

Euuuyyy!......What happened to rock star cool Bono??!
I swear, even I look cooler than that!.... it must be those black cycling socks!
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Originally Posted by Chombi
Euuuyyy!......What happened to rock star cool Bono??!
I swear, even I look cooler than that!....
His rock-star-coolness was all soaked up by this guy:



Yup: it's death himself, warmed over.
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I think Bono's seat is too low.
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Originally Posted by Altair 4


Walt and Lillian Disney on, well, heck I don't know what to call it, but it's a bike.
Must be fun getting on and off.
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Here is pre-crash Bono.
His tour moves in twenty trucks, his daily problems are doors of his Jet coming off and he's so rich he can use the Starbucks route to escape Irish taxes... and he rides your local middle managers' Spesh? WITH A BLOODY DORK DISC?
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Originally Posted by Italuminium
His tour moves in twenty trucks, his daily problems are doors of his Jet coming off and he's so rich he can use the Starbucks route to escape Irish taxes... and he rides your local middle managers' Spesh? WITH A BLOODY DORK DISC?
Well, if he's too cheap to buy a proper bottle...
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Originally Posted by Zieleman
Well, if he's too cheap to buy a proper bottle...
and shorts...
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Originally Posted by Italuminium
and shorts...
The specs tho
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Originally Posted by Italuminium
His tour moves in twenty trucks, his daily problems are doors of his Jet coming off and he's so rich he can use the Starbucks route to escape Irish taxes... and he rides your local middle managers' Spesh? WITH A BLOODY DORK DISC?
Artists are exempt from paying taxes in Ireland

A Kardashian aping Hepburn

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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Artists are exempt from paying taxes in Ireland

A Kardashian aping Hepburn

Who makes saddles wide enough for her?
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Artists are exempt from paying taxes in Ireland

A Kardashian aping Hepburn

Are those tires nearly flat or is it just booty weight?
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David Byrne, well-known bike advocate.
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Originally Posted by cycle_maven
Are those tires nearly flat or is it just booty weight?
Hint: look at the angle of the valve stems. Clearly, a cyclephile did not shoot this picture.
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