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<time class="entry-header-date" datetime="2015-07-30"><a class="entry-header-date-link" href="../news/3072015our-hand-built-wheels-beat-up-your-system-wheels/">July 30, 2015</a></time><span class="entry-header-cat"><a class="entry-header-cat-link" href="../news/category-Custom-Bicycles/">Custom Bicycles</a></span><span class="entry-header-author"><a class="entry-header-author-link" href="../news/author-54ef94a8e4b0819f8ee73326/">park chambers</a></span><a href="../news/3072015our-hand-built-wheels-beat-up-your-system-wheels/#comments" class="entry-header-comments">Comment</a>
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