Overheard: Bikewalkbus blues

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By Dylan Tucker, 4-27-06

Overheard on the University of Montana oval, a bike walk bus week volunteer offering raffle tickets to a passing cyclist on a creaking, run-down ten speed: “Have you gotten a raffle ticket yet? You could win a bike- one that you can actually pedal!”

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Comments

By Karen Taylor, 4-30-06

Someone made a comment like that recently to me....only it was my car they were remarking on.

By Aeshna, 5-05-06

Dude! That's My Bike!

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