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

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The only one that matters.

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Old 11-13-14, 09:21 AM
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I wouldn't mind being a Brooks saddle, just this one time.
+1!
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Old 11-18-14, 01:01 PM
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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 View Post
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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Old 11-18-14, 01:40 PM
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Follow up to my own post!
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Old 11-18-14, 01:47 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.
I think its called a sociable.
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Old 11-18-14, 02:27 PM
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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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Old 11-18-14, 03:20 PM
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Here is pre-crash Bono.

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Old 11-18-14, 04:08 PM
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Bono way before the crash.

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Old 11-18-14, 04:36 PM
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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 View Post
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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Old 11-19-14, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Chombi View Post
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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Old 11-19-14, 05:12 AM
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I think Bono's seat is too low.
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Old 11-19-14, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Altair 4 View Post


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 View Post
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 View Post
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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Well, if he's too cheap to buy a proper bottle...
and shorts...
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Originally Posted by Italuminium View Post
and shorts...
The specs tho
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Originally Posted by Italuminium View Post
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 View Post
Artists are exempt from paying taxes in Ireland

A Kardashian aping Hepburn

Who makes saddles wide enough for her?
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Old 11-19-14, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz View Post
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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Old 11-19-14, 02:04 PM
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David Byrne, well-known bike advocate.
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Old 11-19-14, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cycle_maven View Post
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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