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Carbon Mountain Bike Wheels, Now More Compliant [Cartoon]

Compliance is a good thing... until it's too much.

By Jeff Barber
June 12, 2020 Last Updated: June 18, 2020

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skypig Australia // 2013
Jun 19, 2020

“It’s a new ‘BioPace’ wheel.”

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juniorK Malaysia // 2014
Jun 18, 2020

CAR are the first three letters of the word "Cartoon". BON in the French language means "Good" in English. Carbon Wheels are a Good Cartoon... FWIW, don't waste your $$$ on Carbon components. SMS means "Sell More Shit" in Bikenese...

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First published June 12, 2020 @ 4:38:00