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Old 06-28-12, 07:05 PM
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I have taken to wearing socks & Crocs. That is even worse than socks and sandals from what I am told.
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KHAAAAAAN----aaron snake!!!!!
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KHAAAAAAN----aaron snake!!!!!
The laugh, it hurts! It hurts! That made my night Al.
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The laugh, it hurts! It hurts! That made my night Al.
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Originally Posted by KonAaron Snake
The laugh, it hurts! It hurts! That made my night Al.
And to think you wanted this thread to die.
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And to think you wanted this thread to die.
Your mouth sais no, but your eyes say yes, yes, yes!
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Originally Posted by fender1
I have taken to wearing socks & Crocs. That is even worse than socks and sandals from what I am told.
do they make crocs with spd inserts, like some of the sandals you can get?
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do they make crocs with spd inserts, like some of the sandals you can get?
Not that I know of but I may try to JB Weld some cleats on my Crocs and see how it works. What could possibly go wrong?
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Not that I know of but I may try to JB Weld some cleats on my Crocs and see how it works. What could possibly go wrong?
You might as well nail the cleat though your foot and be the messiah of bad taste biking. That, and you need a Q factor measured in light years on your pedals to keep these plastic paradefloats from rubbing the cranks.
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Didn't Grant coin the term Q-factor?
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Merry Christmas, photogravity. And Grant bless us all, everyone.
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Many thanks, kiwi. It's good to see you around these parts! You would be happy to know that I recently build up a Miyata 312 for my better half... I've not had opportunity to take pictures yet. Bonnie Blue Butler will get done over winter. Trust me on that, but it is in queue behind my Appel.

May GP bring you and yours peace and happiness!
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