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 Post subject: Spider 229
PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:58 pm 
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So does anyone know someone at Intense? What is that behind the Tracer?


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Any info would be awesome.

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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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Beautiful bike, hideous crankset.

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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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24v wrote:
Beautiful bike, hideous crankset.

I wonder why Shimano chose a swastika design for the XTR cranks. :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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I wonder why Shimano chose a swastika design for the XTR cranks. :roll:

That's reaching a bit, don't you think.

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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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Other than 1933-1945 the Swastika is a symbol of good luck for 3000 years. besides the point is facing the other way.

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Other than 1933-1945 the Swastika is a symbol of good luck for 3000 years. besides the point is facing the other way.


thats life for you right there. A few dumbasses ruining it for the other 98% of users :lol:
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24v wrote:
Beautiful bike, hideous crankset.

I wonder why Shimano chose a swastika design for the XTR cranks. :roll:



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 Post subject: Re: Spider 229
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Yup that was indeed a stretch :lol:

^^^^ The above post makes me wonder if Stretch Armstrong is related to Lance... (yet another stretch! :lol: )

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