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Old 09-19-18, 07:15 PM
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I got a Schwinn.

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Old 09-19-18, 07:32 PM
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I like it! I mean, not in my neighborhood, but I like it.
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Old 09-19-18, 07:54 PM
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Mail frame, not femail.
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Old 09-19-18, 07:57 PM
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That's so full of WIN!
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Old 09-19-18, 08:20 PM
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Nice idea.
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Old 09-19-18, 08:22 PM
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Those Schwinns last forever.
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Old 09-19-18, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GTBruiser
That's so full of WIN!
Full of rust is probably more like it.
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Was it steel?
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Let your bike get the mail. I like it!
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Old 09-19-18, 10:24 PM
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That’s an interesting idea to build on.
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Old 09-20-18, 04:18 AM
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Kind of matches the chairs on the porch. Really nice!
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Old 09-20-18, 04:47 AM
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No toilet flower pot or broken down school bus in the front yard?
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Old 09-20-18, 05:05 AM
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Still has the kickstand - I like it !
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Old 09-20-18, 05:25 AM
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so much better than that black thing on the fence
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Old 09-20-18, 06:32 AM
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...and given a traditional Schwinn's "road-hugging weight" it should be theft-proof!
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Old 09-20-18, 06:34 AM
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...also, I see you have taken measures to avoid "chain letters".
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Now THAT is a BSO.

Very realistic garden gnome, BTW.
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Old 09-20-18, 07:35 AM
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At least it's not another black bike.
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Old 09-20-18, 09:47 AM
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installed!

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Old 09-20-18, 02:43 PM
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Love it! I cut up a few frames and made a mailbox stand, and it really looked great. My wife said with emphasis NO to using it. Now we are just like everyone else around here. Good for you!
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