{"id":4464,"date":"2014-08-21T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T08:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankpunk.com\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2014-08-21T08:39:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T08:39:08","slug":"imitation-they-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/08\/21\/imitation-they-say\/","title":{"rendered":"imitation, they say…"},"content":{"rendered":"

is nothing short of laziness.<\/p>\n

or, wait some folk say… is the sincerest form of flattery. or something like that. well, check this out – CRANKPUMP!<\/p>\n

it’ll be a huge success. cos everyone has shimano hollowtech cranks. and no one has pockets. brilliant!<\/p>\n

click here to see the CRANKPUMP! video<\/a> and to hear the voiceover from a woman who was kept in a darkened room for the past 11 years.<\/p>\n

and what a smooth-line<\/em> looking bike…<\/p>\n

\"really?\"
really?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"yes,
yes, for 50 quid you can become a TEST-PILOT! and not an idiot who sent in 50 quid to test something that costs 89p to make!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"lovely
lovely line drawings abound!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

is nothing short of laziness. or, wait some folk say… is the sincerest form of flattery. or something like that. well, check this out – CRANKPUMP! it’ll be a huge success. cos everyone has shimano hollowtech cranks. and no one has pockets. brilliant! click here to see the CRANKPUMP! video and to hear the voiceover from a woman who was kept in a darkened room for the past 11 years. and what a smooth-line looking bike…   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