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<DIV><FONT size=2>Jean -</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>You said that you had new bikes. Are you saying that
your husband wore out his brake pads between Pamplona and El Acebo?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If so, something was very wrong as that shouldn't
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Charles</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Also, bicyclers should carry an extra set of brake
pads. My husband spent an hour in El Acebo adjusting his worn out
pads. It was a scary descent until we got to a bike shop in
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