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Bikes I remember owning

Ken · 2005-04-08T15:37:50+00:00

A brief history of bikes I have had: I was born, then I had my first bike a couple of years later - A Trike! next was something that I remember being called a *convertible*, this was my first bi-cycle, the top cross bar had a bolt at the headtube and another at the seat post tube and when unbolted and removed it was *converted* into a girls bike. I remember mine being bright orange. Oh yeah of course it started with training wheels. then there was a *huge* three speed that a relative bought for me, it was way to big, it had wood blocks on the pedals so I could pedal it, this one didn't get ridden much. Then came the BMX bikes, I had a bunch of these!! I was pretty tough on them, but then again what kid isn't? I remember having a huffy or two, maybe a mongoose and maybe a schwinn? Not sure about the schwinn. Then came the roadies - my first road bike was a powder blue *Columbia*, I miss this one! I remember this was a 24 inch rim/tire sized bike. But I road the heck out of this thing. It had shimano derails, the ergo-brake levers and that great color that I liked, then some white trash in my neighborhood swiped it!! Jerks! Then I remember I was given a schwinn *LeTour* at least I think that was the model. I remember this being a much better bike than the columbia. I like this one too, but not as much as I missed my columbia. Then came the car years, not too much cycling done in these years. Ten years go by........ Then came the MTB - I bought this from an x-mart, I did not like it!!! perhaps if it was a better bike I would have enjoyed it more. Think it was a mongoose.Didn't ride this one much. Several years go by .... Car breaks down, I don't want to replace it, so now I cycle where I need to go, now I ride a 75'ish brazed steel frame *western flyer* it's ugly, it's heavy basically it is a relic. But I gets me where I need to go and it doesn't suck gasoline up at $2.25 a gallon. Ken -- Remove "-dispose-trash" for email address My personal webstie: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/ My blog: http://mind-dribble.blogspot.com/

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Ken
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8 April 2005, 15:37 UTC #1

A brief history of bikes I have had:
I was born, then I had my first bike a couple of years later - A Trike!
next was something that I remember being called a *convertible*, this was my
first bi-cycle, the top cross bar had a bolt at the headtube and another at
the seat post tube and when unbolted and removed it was *converted* into a
girls bike. I remember mine being bright orange. Oh yeah of course it
started with training wheels.
then there was a *huge* three speed that a relative bought for me, it was
way to big, it had wood blocks on the pedals so I could pedal it, this one
didn't get ridden much.
Then came the BMX bikes, I had a bunch of these!! I was pretty tough on
them, but then again what kid isn't? I remember having a huffy or two, maybe
a mongoose and maybe a schwinn? Not sure about the schwinn.
Then came the roadies - my first road bike was a powder blue *Columbia*, I
miss this one! I remember this was a 24 inch rim/tire sized bike. But I road
the heck out of this thing. It had shimano derails, the ergo-brake levers
and that great color that I liked, then some white trash in my neighborhood
swiped it!! Jerks!
Then I remember I was given a schwinn *LeTour* at least I think that was the
model. I remember this being a much better bike than the columbia. I like
this one too, but not as much as I missed my columbia.
Then came the car years, not too much cycling done in these years.
Ten years go by........
Then came the MTB - I bought this from an x-mart, I did not like it!!!
perhaps if it was a better bike I would have enjoyed it more. Think it was a
mongoose.Didn't ride this one much.
Several years go by ....
Car breaks down, I don't want to replace it, so now I cycle where I need to
go, now I ride a 75'ish brazed steel frame *western flyer* it's ugly, it's
heavy basically it is a relic. But I gets me where I need to go and it
doesn't suck gasoline up at $2.25 a gallon.
Ken
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Scott Ehardt
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8 April 2005, 20:43 UTC #2

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A brief history of bikes I have had:
1) a Big Wheel - I probably looked a lot like this:
http://jayandcarissa.com/wedding/stuff/pics/jay-bigwheel.png
2) a red metal tricycle (or did I get this one first? can't remember)
3) a used Diamond Back with training wheels (at first) and a coaster brake
4) a used Diamond Back (larger) - single speed with hand brakes
5) a Motiv from Sam's Club (surprisingly, I still have this one. It gets me
around campus and lives outside in the weather.)
6) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from driveway at home
7) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from a bike rack on campus (and taught me the
value of a cable lock (none))
8) a Marin Bobcat Trail - lives in my room and goes out for rides around the
city or mountain biking
9) ?? (looking for a replacement for the Motiv before it kills me (the
center-pull brakes usually don't stop much at all, which is interesting
enough, but the other day the front one decided to grab unexpectedly and
threw me over the handlebars), the frame is too small, and the bottom
bracket is so worn out I'm expecting the whole assembly to fall out on the
street)
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Ken
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9 April 2005, 11:35 UTC #3

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A brief history of bikes I have had:
1) a Big Wheel - I probably looked a lot like this:
http://jayandcarissa.com/wedding/stuff/pics/jay-bigwheel.png
2) a red metal tricycle (or did I get this one first? can't remember)
3) a used Diamond Back with training wheels (at first) and a coaster brake
4) a used Diamond Back (larger) - single speed with hand brakes
5) a Motiv from Sam's Club (surprisingly, I still have this one. It gets

me
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around campus and lives outside in the weather.)
6) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from driveway at home
7) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from a bike rack on campus (and taught me the
value of a cable lock (none))
8) a Marin Bobcat Trail - lives in my room and goes out for rides around

the
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city or mountain biking
9) ?? (looking for a replacement for the Motiv before it kills me (the
center-pull brakes usually don't stop much at all, which is interesting
enough, but the other day the front one decided to grab unexpectedly and
threw me over the handlebars), the frame is too small, and the bottom
bracket is so worn out I'm expecting the whole assembly to fall out on the
street)
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Scott Ehardt
http://www.scehardt.com

You have a good memory. Mine must be fading with age!
Ken
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Mike Kruger
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9 April 2005, 16:25 UTC #4

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5) a Motiv from Sam's Club (surprisingly, I still have this

one. It gets me
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around campus and lives outside in the weather.)
6) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from driveway at home
7) a Raleigh M-30 - stolen from a bike rack on campus (and

taught me the
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value of a cable lock (none))
I can see why there wasn't a third M-30!
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9) ?? (looking for a replacement for the Motiv before it

kills me (the
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center-pull brakes usually don't stop much at all, which is

interesting
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enough, but the other day the front one decided to grab

unexpectedly and
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threw me over the handlebars), the frame is too small, and

the bottom
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bracket is so worn out I'm expecting the whole assembly to

fall out on the
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street)

You definitely need a replacement for this bike.
You seem to be on/near a campus, which is probably shutting
down soon. Students will be graduating and, say to say,
forgetting much of what they knew about using a bicycle for
everyday transportation.
Would it work to place a few "Wanted to Buy" ads around, and
see if there's somebody who would rather sell you his bike
cheaply than figure out how to get it home?
It wouldn't be hard to do better than the Motiv.

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Scott Ehardt
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9 April 2005, 20:37 UTC #5

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9) ?? (looking for a replacement for the Motiv before it

kills me (the
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center-pull brakes usually don't stop much at all, which is

interesting
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enough, but the other day the front one decided to grab

unexpectedly and
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threw me over the handlebars), the frame is too small, and

the bottom
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bracket is so worn out I'm expecting the whole assembly to

fall out on the
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street)

You definitely need a replacement for this bike.
You seem to be on/near a campus, which is probably shutting
down soon. Students will be graduating and, say to say,
forgetting much of what they knew about using a bicycle for
everyday transportation.
Would it work to place a few "Wanted to Buy" ads around, and
see if there's somebody who would rather sell you his bike
cheaply than figure out how to get it home?
It wouldn't be hard to do better than the Motiv.
True, and I might try this. The problem is most bikes sold around campus
are the Wal-Mart type which (like the Motiv) are too small for me. I'm
hoping for a higher quality replacement to use for all my city riding, on
and off campus.
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Peter Cole
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10 April 2005, 13:02 UTC #6

Ken said:
A brief history of bikes I have had:

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This strikes me as so sad. I hope you get a nice bike before you're too
old to enjoy it.

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Ken
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10 April 2005, 13:38 UTC #7

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Ken said:
A brief history of bikes I have had:

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This strikes me as so sad. I hope you get a nice bike before you're too
old to enjoy it.

Yeah I have had some real trash. Actually, the Western Flyer, for as old and
ugly and out of date as it is, is a good around town ride. And the the more
I ride it, the more I like it. *old* depends on what you want to consider
old? I see plenty of people probably into thier early 60's riding around and
lots of them riding faster than me! So I don't think there is such a thing
as too *old*. Look at Jack LeLane!
Ken

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The Wogster
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10 April 2005, 13:52 UTC #8

Ken said:
A brief history of bikes I have had:
I started with a trike too, fell off it one time, due to a faulty
sidewalk and had a cast on my arm for 3 weeks. Candians typically
didn't sue over such matters in 1965, so we dropped it, after letting
the city know about this issue, it was fixed, but not until 1975.... I
moved up to a 2 wheeler, 1 speed, 20" wheels had trainers for about 2
weeks, a few years later, was hit by a car once, but the only damage was
a small dent in the top tube, and I was grounded for a week, moved to a
3 speed Raleigh, then around 1973 bought my first 10 speed, sold it to a
neighbour in 1976 when I bought my Sekine road bike, bright red, Shimano
gears, everything nice and light, cost me $400, a small fortune at the
time, rode all summer, usually put it in the basement in the winter, to
do maintenance on it. Except for 1981, when I took it with me to
college, on the train, the conductor, a jolly old fellow named Chester,
said "Where you gonna put that?", my reply "Luggage rack, and you just
offered to help". The train is gone, Chester is gone, the Sekine is
gone, sold in 1985 when I moved and didn't have space for it anymore.
Haven't ridden since, but I want to get a bike again, and start riding
again.....
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Ken
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10 April 2005, 17:05 UTC #9

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Look at Jack LeLane!
I'd rather not, actually.

LOL yeah but still he is well into his 90's and looks like he is in his
60's. Oh yeah and if you feel bad about me not having a *good* bike you can
paypal me any donations that you would like. Remember no donation is too
large!
Ken

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Gooserider
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10 April 2005, 17:14 UTC #10

1) A red tricycle(didn't we all)
2) A Big Wheel
3) A Marx Green Machine---the coolest thing ever! Loved doing spinouts in
the driveway.
4) Some generic bike shaped toy with hard plastic tires.
5) A tiny red Schwinn with chainguard and apehanger type bars.
6) A Sears chopper bike with a really long fork
7) A Schwinn 3 speed that we mounted with drop bars. My first taste of a
real bike.
8) A Raleigh Wyoming touring bike. Got it at 14 and rode it all across the
state of Louisiana.
9) Diamondback Access rigid MTB(circa 1988), complete with Biopace.
10) Mongoose Rockadile SX(pre-Mart era). Polished aluminum frame---rode it
until the headset wore out and I broke the headtube. Learned to be better
about maintaining my bikes.
11) KHS Aero Turbo--eBay purchase. Nice light bike but the geometry too crit
specific and it beat me to death.
12) Schwinn Peloton--stripped the KHS and put the parts on this 853 steel
frame, made all the difference.
13) Supergo Access MTB--built up with the Mongoose parts. Nice frame for the
price.
14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and it's been
a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
Next to join the stable will be a Rivendell. I had my heart set on a custom,
but I'm actually leaning toward an Atlantis.

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Ken
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10 April 2005, 21:56 UTC #11

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1) A red tricycle(didn't we all)
2) A Big Wheel
3) A Marx Green Machine---the coolest thing ever! Loved doing spinouts in
the driveway.
Oh yeah I forgot about mine like the *green machine*!
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4) Some generic bike shaped toy with hard plastic tires.
5) A tiny red Schwinn with chainguard and apehanger type bars.
6) A Sears chopper bike with a really long fork
7) A Schwinn 3 speed that we mounted with drop bars. My first taste of a
real bike.
8) A Raleigh Wyoming touring bike. Got it at 14 and rode it all across the
state of Louisiana.
9) Diamondback Access rigid MTB(circa 1988), complete with Biopace.
10) Mongoose Rockadile SX(pre-Mart era). Polished aluminum frame---rode it
until the headset wore out and I broke the headtube. Learned to be better
about maintaining my bikes.
11) KHS Aero Turbo--eBay purchase. Nice light bike but the geometry too

crit
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specific and it beat me to death.
12) Schwinn Peloton--stripped the KHS and put the parts on this 853 steel
frame, made all the difference.
13) Supergo Access MTB--built up with the Mongoose parts. Nice frame for

the
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price.
14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and it's

been
Quoted message said:
a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
I have been hearing alot about Ibex, but probably too pricey for me.
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Next to join the stable will be a Rivendell. I had my heart set on a

custom,
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but I'm actually leaning toward an Atlantis.

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Gooserider
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10 April 2005, 23:48 UTC #12

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"Gooserider" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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1) A red tricycle(didn't we all)
2) A Big Wheel
3) A Marx Green Machine---the coolest thing ever! Loved doing spinouts

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the driveway.
Oh yeah I forgot about mine like the *green machine*!
Huffy reissued it last year. Too bad I'm too big for it or I'd buy one
again. :-)
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14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and it's

been
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a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
I have been hearing alot about Ibex, but probably too pricey for me.
What kind of bike are you seeking? Ibex is very affordable, and I've been
pleased with mine. I got it at the end of the year and paid $299. Normal
list was $600. I think they have road bikes with downtube shifters for less
than $600.
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Ken
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1) A red tricycle(didn't we all)
2) A Big Wheel
3) A Marx Green Machine---the coolest thing ever! Loved doing spinouts

in
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the driveway.
Oh yeah I forgot about mine like the *green machine*!
Huffy reissued it last year. Too bad I'm too big for it or I'd buy one
again. :-)
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14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and it's

been
Quoted message said:
a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
I have been hearing alot about Ibex, but probably too pricey for me.
What kind of bike are you seeking? Ibex is very affordable, and I've been
pleased with mine. I got it at the end of the year and paid $299. Normal
list was $600. I think they have road bikes with downtube shifters for

less
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than $600.

Well I just looked at the ibex website, and I thought I had read that they
were more in the price range of a serotta. But if the entry level bike 3300
classic? starts at $399 that is a good starting point for someone like me to
get into a better bike.
Ken
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> 1) A red tricycle(didn't we all)
> 2) A Big Wheel
> 3) A Marx Green Machine---the coolest thing ever! Loved doing

spinouts
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in
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> the driveway.
Oh yeah I forgot about mine like the *green machine*!
Huffy reissued it last year. Too bad I'm too big for it or I'd buy one
again. :-)
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> 14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and

it's
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> a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
>
I have been hearing alot about Ibex, but probably too pricey for me.
What kind of bike are you seeking? Ibex is very affordable, and I've

been
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pleased with mine. I got it at the end of the year and paid $299. Normal
list was $600. I think they have road bikes with downtube shifters for

less
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than $600.

Well I just looked at the ibex website, and I thought I had read that they
were more in the price range of a serotta. But if the entry level bike

3300
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classic? starts at $399 that is a good starting point for someone like me

to
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get into a better bike.
Ken
Oh no, they're nowhere near Serotta. They're generic Taiwanese frames, but
that's way better than Chinese or a 'mart bike. :-)

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> Oh yeah I forgot about mine like the *green machine*!
Huffy reissued it last year. Too bad I'm too big for it or I'd buy one
again. :-)
> > 14) Ibex Corrida flat bar road bike. Got it at a 50% discount and

it's
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> > a great townie/grocery getter/commuter.
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> I have been hearing alot about Ibex, but probably too pricey for me.
What kind of bike are you seeking? Ibex is very affordable, and I've

been
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pleased with mine. I got it at the end of the year and paid $299.

Normal
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list was $600. I think they have road bikes with downtube shifters for

less
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than $600.

Well I just looked at the ibex website, and I thought I had read that

they
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were more in the price range of a serotta. But if the entry level bike

3300
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classic? starts at $399 that is a good starting point for someone like

me
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to
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get into a better bike.
Ken
Oh no, they're nowhere near Serotta. They're generic Taiwanese frames, but
that's way better than Chinese or a 'mart bike. :-)
Well better than a *mart* bike! Thats not saying much!
But they *look* okay.
Ken
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