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    V20 Hand Painted Edition for Sale - SOLD

    Price drop. $3000. If you want more pics or have any questions, text me at 919-946-7832.
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    V20 Hand Painted Edition for Sale - SOLD

    This bike is still for sale. I'll throw in shipping to the lower 48 states, or I'll drop the price to $3400 for pick up or reasonable distance delivery.
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    V20 Hand Painted Edition for Sale - SOLD

    These things used to sell quickly. Is the price too high?
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    V20 Hand Painted Edition for Sale - SOLD

    I love this bike, but I've decided to sell it for several reasons. Traffic is getting worse around here. Too many inattentive and malicious people on the roads. My knee has been giving me problems and I haven't been able to train very much this year. And I've gotten the golf bug. This is a hand...
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    The more you know the safer you'll be on the road

    Too much speed for that road in those conditions. Less reaction time and fewer bail out options at that speed. The cyclist was totally in the wrong.
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    Kick butt new front-page photo!

    Great picture. Gritted teeth. Hands on front of the brifters instead of bars. Sitting up. Mountains. I'd say she's trying to get the last bit of power out of her legs after a very long climb. Interesting headrest tubes. They do not look stock. What have you been up to Ratz? Edit. Never mind. I...
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    Front derailleur on V20

    I had difficulty with the FD also. The plastic pulley is strong enough. I had to pull really hard on the cable while tightening the cable clamp bolt in order to get all the slack out of the cable. That was the only way I was able to get the FD to shift to the big ring.
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    Neophyte in need of Vendetta V20 setup help...

    I use a regular bike stand with the stand's clamp around the boom just aft of the pivot clamp. With the boom level, the rear wheel is hanging down and the bike swings around. I stabilize it by putting a 5 gallon bucket under the back wheel. If I'm adjusting the RD I set it up differently. My...
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    Cruzbike KOM videos

    I spent a lot of time learning to ride my Vendetta on that road t00. Nice pavement and very little traffic. It is a really fast stretch. Especially if you're Larry. Nice KOM!
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