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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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What does it taste like?
Tuna.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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I'd say break dust
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 11:37 AM
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Road dust, and bikes must have a lot of static for some reason. After 500-1,000 miles, you can write in the dust at the back of my bike
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 11:43 AM
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I thought it was "smells like Tuna", "tastes like Chicken".
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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Haven't you ever considered where all the rubber goes from the millions of car tires that wear out every year? Combine that with the dust from worn pavement and soot from exhaust and you have a pretty good idea about the source of the black grime that coats your bike as well as your lungs....
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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Don't say it to loud Obama will want to put electric motors in our bikes...
Or tax dust.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jberg
Haven't you ever considered where all the rubber goes from the millions of car tires that wear out every year? Combine that with the dust from worn pavement and soot from exhaust and you have a pretty good idea about the source of the black grime that coats your bike as well as your lungs....
Exactly!
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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What would the bubble boy do??
 
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the black grime that coats your bike as well as your lungs....
Ok, that does it, I'm not giving up cigars on 2nd thought.
 
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