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Originally Posted by Markeologist
…and your point is?
He replied, “This,” common parlance used to express agreement—id est, you are correct, +1, what he said, ditto, et cetera.

And I agree with you, too. In the 80s, I re-purposed a couple old road frames for winter cyclocross riding. One winter I even re-purposed a crash-damaged Vitus 979 frame as possibly one of the worst cyclocross bikes. It was an ill-conceived plan, and I was a no-nothing, broke teenager clueless enough to pinch the stays on an aluminum frame for added tire clearance. It did last the winter and it was a light burden over the shoulder. I think my dad eventually scrapped the frame after I moved away to college—the fate of my first-ever race bike/frame, and probably for the best.

A friend of mine used to race an A.L.A.N. cyclocross bike. When he speaks of it, he gets a twinkle in his eye.

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