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Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/@pete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pete</a> asks about great customer service:Q8. Exposure Lights are included in this list of companies that give great customer service. Are there any other cycling brands that deserve highlighting? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/apr/24/companies-best-customer-service" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/apr/24/companies-best-customer-service</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Moz<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://toot.bike/@RobKopp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@RobKopp</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A6: I use 406 wheels wherever possible. They're stronger and having one size makes life a lot easier.Low rolling resistance fat tyres for 406 are hard to find, but everything else is easy.My MTB has 622 wheels because they all do and bigger wheels are better on very bumpy tracks. My lazy bike ditto but I don't like it and should sell it or give it away.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Moz<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/@trouble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@trouble</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> Storage is easier for me than most since I have a suburban house. The MTB lives in a spare bedroom, long john outside the back door with the lazy bike and touring bike hung above them (rope and pulley systems). The quad is under a shelf in the garage that was built specifically to fit it there. It has stuff stacked on it because the long john + trailer do most of what it does (bin on the quad is the same as the bin on the trailer)<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://universeodon.com/@PamelaSchure" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@PamelaSchure</a> asks:Q7. I saw that willcycle is looking to create tourist biking routes in cities. This might be a great project for those who want to contribute or even those who want to propose a route through their spot. Here’s a link to his post. <a href="https://www.willcycle.com/2025/03/25/citycycle/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.willcycle.com/2025/03/25/citycycle/</a> Do you have a go-to source for cycle routes, as a tourist?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Moz<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/@trouble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@trouble</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> I have two ready to ride right now, two more that need the tyres pumped up/pre-ride check, and one that needs new front suspension. The two with flat tyres are because I very rarely ride them, the other two bikes do 99% of what I need.The touring bike has a Cannondale Headshok in it and I need a recumbent-suitable 406 suspension fork to replace it but those are rare.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Moz<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> My daily ride is a long john and I usually carry secateurs, often hedge trimmer and branch loppers, sometimes a broom or brush and pan, or a pruning saw. If pressed an impact driver or recip saw.I prune a lot of vegetation and sweep broken glass. I also plant mulberry trees occasionally, but I cut things away from paths 99% of the time, up to small trees or ~15cm diameter branches. (Casurina are a native pest species here)<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Phil (ascentale)Speaking of N+1, <a href="https://toot.bike/@RobKopp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@RobKopp</a> asks:Q6. If you aren't racing, how much does wheel size really matter? I have 8 different bicycles with nearly as many wheel sizes. My most recent acquisition is a trike with 20" wheels. I enjoy the differences in all of these wheel sizes-- but the only go/no go is riding a fatbike on trail in the winter. How many different varieties of wheels have you spent time on, and how much do you care?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://masto.ai/@trouble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@trouble</a> has good N+1 questions: (answer as many/few as you want!)Q5. How many bikes do you have? How many are working? How many do you think should be working? What do you need to fix them up? If they were all working, how many would you ride regularly i.e. at least once a month? What would you do without extra/spare/other bikes? Where/how do you store them? When will your stable be complete?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://circumstances.run/@szpon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@szpon</a> asks:Q4. Fellow riders with small amount of mounting points (just for 2 bottle cages). What kind of packs do you use so they hold on rough terrain?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://mastodon.social/@InkySchwartz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@InkySchwartz</a> asks: Q3. Do you do trail maintenance? What tools do you carry?(I suppose this extends to road maintenance too. I know <a href="https://urbanists.social/@ShawneMartinez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ShawneMartinez</a> and <a href="https://urbanists.social/@enobacon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@enobacon</a> have been known to do road cleanups)<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)Next from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@grammasaurus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@grammasaurus</a>:Q2. What kind of cap do you wear to keep sun out of your eyes? (I find sunglasses too dark if I’m riding in and out of shade/sun) Our bike coalition wanted to get hats made with our logo, but couldn’t agree on a hat!!! “I want a bucket hat” “I want a cycling cap” “I don’t care, just some bright color”If you wear a cap, does it fit under your helmet? Favorite brands? <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)Hello, welcome to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> on April 25th. Thanks for joining our cycle-stuff-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.Our intro question: Q1. Where are you posting from today? Here, we are gearing up for Bike Month (and Bike to Work / School Day) in May. Does it feel like the amount of cycling is seasonally increasing where you are?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Low-interest Joan 💐 Mask up<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> A1 (addendum). Oh *and* I need to order a new rear derailleur. The current one apparently has a lot of lateral movement and needs to be replaced.My poor rothar.. 🥺[Rothar, m. (gs. & npl. -air, gpl. ~). Bicycle. <a href="https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/rothar" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/rothar</a>]<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaeilge</a>

Low-interest Joan 💐 Mask up<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> A1. Good morning from Dublin (🇮🇪) 👋🏼 My past week has mostly been the usual commute - although I'm keen to explore some of the recent changes to cycling infrastructure introduced by the city. I also need to invest in some isopropyl alcohol to remove quite a number of patches of adhesive residue from my bike from LED lights I added for the winter. My poor rothar..!<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Phil (ascentale)The last question is from <a href="https://urbanists.social/@NNN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NNN</a> Q8. How far do you choose to walk, rather than cycle?I think our oldest is secretly from Manhattan: she walked 2.5km to a meeting this morning because it was too near to bother biking.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@bobjonkman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bobjonkman</a> asks, prompted by a post from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@nothingfuture" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nothingfuture</a>:Q7. What kind of maintenance needs to be done on suspension forks? Can I do it myself? And what do those twirly knobs at the top of the forks do? I've never touched mine in 18 years...)<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://mastodon.social/@grammasaurus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@grammasaurus</a> asks:Q6. Has anyone else been watching the Bicycle Film Festival? You can watch online from now till May 1. Highly recommended!<a href="https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)<a href="https://urbanists.social/@MartyCormack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MartyCormack</a> asks:Q5. If you are an N+1 cyclist (i.e. the proper number of bikes to own = N+1, where N is the number you currently own), what bike or cycle do you currently covet (whether or not you can afford it or have space to store it)?<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)A related question from <a href="https://denvr.social/@johne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@johne</a> :Q4. I have a Tern GSD, (in addition to many other bikes). I can true and build wheels so the only thing I can’t do on my Tern is check the diagnostics and update firmware of the motor unit. Does anyone know of an open source solution? Colorado passed a right to repair law that includes ebikes but it won’t go into effect for another 8 months.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Phil (ascentale)Speaking of batteries, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@InkySchwartz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@InkySchwartz</a> asks:Q3. Is anyone concerned that E-bike batteries may become non replaceable? <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNiteQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNiteQ</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastoBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoBikes</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

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