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Old 11-19-2020, 04:20 PM   #291 (permalink)
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Old 11-19-2020, 04:27 PM   #292 (permalink)
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Since 2017 bicycles pay a $15 sales tax to fund transportation.
New bikes, presumably. What about an 80% bare frame?
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New bikes, presumably. What about an 80% bare frame?
Only the lower receiver is "bike", everything else is accessories.
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Are you guys trying to get "firearms" added to topics we are not allowed to discuss? If so 80% receivers are a great subject for that.
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Are you guys trying to get "firearms" added to topics we are not allowed to discuss? If so 80% receivers are a great subject for that.
What, no, I would never. Lower receiver, that's the thing that you fit the seat and handlebars too, right?
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Are you guys trying to get "firearms" added to topics we are not allowed to discuss? If so 80% receivers are a great subject for that.
All I said [coincidentally] was 80%. Okay how about a perfected bike frame? How about the used bike market?
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