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<DIV>We had new discount store bikes. I had no problem with my "expensive" $150 bike. Dave had lots of problems with his "Bargain" $70 bike. </DIV>
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<DIV> jean<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Charles Hansen <VELOTRAINaPEOPLEPC.COM><BR>Sent: Mar 13, 2004 3:28 PM <BR>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU <BR>Subject: Re: Bike Tools and/or "Swiss" army knives <BR><BR></DIV><XHTML><XHEAD><XMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><XMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name="GENERATOR">
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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 happen.</FONT></DIV>
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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 Ponferrada</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><X!-- -- banner|**| xhtml egp |**|end></BODY>