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Old 10-15-2011, 02:32 PM   #1
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Its amazing how people let bikes get in such disrepair. How hard is it to change the oil and check the fluids?
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Old 10-15-2011, 05:52 PM   #2
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Its amazing how people let bikes get in such disrepair. How hard is it to change the oil and check the fluids?
More effort than it takes to press buttons on a Playstation paddle which is beyond many of the younger folks these days...
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Old 10-15-2011, 06:24 PM   #3
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More effort than it takes to press buttons on a Playstation paddle which is beyond many of the younger folks these days...
What are you like 90 years old all of a sudden? Cut it out with the "these kids these days..." crap.
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Old 10-15-2011, 09:27 PM   #4
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What are you like 90 years old all of a sudden? Cut it out with the "these kids these days..." crap.
Some kid told me I had a nice watch the other day but couldn't figure out how I could possibly tell time using it (it's analog). Blah

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Pretty hard when you dont have any tools or a place where youre allowed to work on vehicles.
Basic oil changes and chain cleaning take nothing more than a cheap Walmart tool kit and a driveway or parking lot.
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Some kid told me I had a nice watch the other day but couldn't figure out how I could possibly tell time using it (it's analog).
The only digital watches I see these days are Sunntos worn by people who hike/climb a lot. Everyone else wears analog. Too big for their wrists, I might add. But not surprising, given the current "rims too big for your car" trend.
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Old 10-16-2011, 07:40 AM   #6
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The only digital watches I see these days are Sunntos worn by people who hike/climb a lot. Everyone else wears analog. Too big for their wrists, I might add. But not surprising, given the current "rims too big for your car" trend.
The flip side are those who don't even wear a watch because they have a pocket watch (i.e. cell phone) at all times.
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Old 10-16-2011, 11:58 AM   #7
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What are you like 90 years old all of a sudden? Cut it out with the "these kids these days..." crap.
Hey, he immediately got the Lily Tomlin reference I made to a pic of my daughter sitting in an oversized chair. Therefore, he must be old (just like me, since I made the reference).
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Old 10-16-2011, 07:41 PM   #8
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What are you like 90 years old all of a sudden? Cut it out with the "these kids these days..." crap.
Haha, do you think he walked 15 miles to school, uphill both ways, through 2 feet of snow too??

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Pretty hard when you dont have any tools or a place where youre allowed to work on vehicles.
No friends or family members with a screwdriver and wrench? Any car parts store has loaner tools too, and you can do it in their parking lot.

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The only digital watches I see these days are Sunntos worn by people who hike/climb a lot. Everyone else wears analog. Too big for their wrists, I might add. But not surprising, given the current "rims too big for your car" trend.
Big faced watches are in.
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