This is the sound of a new member saying hello :-)
Having lurked around the forum as a guest in the past I wanted to give all the folks here a
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- there's so much great stuff here from technical info to riding tips and all the banter.
I ride a red 695, picked it up in January (this is actually the first bike I've owned - no, the rest weren't stolen, just borrowed or rented
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) and have ridden it pretty much every day since! I also just did a 2-weeker around France, Germany, Switzerland & Italy - absolute bliss!
So hello all, I look forward to getting to know the gang better!