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	FOLDING BIKES

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6-25-2009 11:12 PM

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folding bibikes, $200 -to $1, 000

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6-26-2009 1:22 PM

wiganfootie

When my dad died we found 2 fold-up bikes in the garage we asked around to see if anyone wanted them but in the end we threw them away,,but now i wish we had kept them

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