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Can someone please explain what is going on here?

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Old 06-03-10, 10:13 AM
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Can someone please explain what is going on here?

at 0:23, what the heck was this guy thinking?

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Old 06-03-10, 10:14 AM
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"What happened to my aspect ratio?"
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Old 06-03-10, 10:21 AM
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Old 06-03-10, 10:34 AM
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"I can easily bunny-hop this"

The guy right behind: "And you wanna be my latex salesman..."
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Old 06-03-10, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by thump55
The guy right behind: "And you wanna be my latex salesman..."
Took me a second, but can't stop laughing now.
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Old 06-03-10, 11:37 AM
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Gotta watch out for that Art Vandalay..
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Old 06-03-10, 12:00 PM
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dude. BKW posted a side shot of an incident EXACTLY like this on the same road. im hunting. hol up.
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Old 06-03-10, 12:13 PM
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you are so mean...i like it.
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what the f&$^#&*(@(@*@^@^%@%*$#($)!%@%@$@&^@*@(@(@>........................................ ouch.
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I wish I could see through all this mud and crap om my glasses.
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Old 06-03-10, 01:20 PM
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"hey guys, watch this"
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Hij kijkt niet.

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Old 06-03-10, 02:19 PM
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holy moly. thanks for reminding me to tighten my helmet strap.
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Old 06-03-10, 11:42 PM
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easy for you guys to laugh...if you're speeding along and your glasses fog up, its easy to look past whats in front of you. I was on the cross bike this weekend and you really have to pay attention. the path changes quickly where things are mostly smooth on the road.
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im sure he has a laugh about it now.
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Bob couldn't understand why he was never allowed to be a course marshal again.
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I thought to myself....he really taco'd that wheel!! Then I saw the fork was still attached!
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Bob couldn't understand why he was never allowed to be a course marshal again.
Excellent.
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Invisible Curbs, AGAIN??!
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Bob couldn't understand why he was never allowed to be a course marshal again.

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Serioulsy though, why would you not have markers on that and leading to it?
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