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Submitted by
Tim True
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: 2/10/2008 9:43:23 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Super grippy even when wet Look good grippy ergonomic big platform |
| Weaknesses: | left pedal blew apart weight |
| Bike Setup: | bighit, 888, hopeII's arrow racing rims ect. ect. |
| Bottom Line: | Pedals are good super grippy big platform awesome im smooth rider weigh about 150 but will hit decent sized stuff 18 foot drops 30-35 doubles and downhilling But i got them used and i dont know how the kid before me rode or how smooth but for the beating i gave them i'll give them a four |
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Submitted by
nick basica
a Downhiller
from Breckenridge, Colorado, U.S.
Date Reviewed: 8/13/2007 7:00:32 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything in Crested Butte or Keystone |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | recycle ski and sport |
| Strengths: | beefy, super grippy, not to heavy, sturdy spindle |
| Weaknesses: | pins fall out. MAKE SURE tht you loc-tite the pins and then you should have no problems |
| Similar Products Tried: | wellgo, crankbrothers, primo, speacialized, |
| Bike Setup: | 2004 giant dh comp, boxxer race, swinger 6 way, sram x7/x9, supra bh wheelset, hayes hfx-9 hd, 8" rotors,easton bars, easton stem, easton seatpost, wtb saddle, fsa headset, azonic peadals, race face crankset bashring and chainguide. |
| Bottom Line: | great strong grippy pedal(USE LOC-TITE ON THE PINS!) |
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Submitted by
Rob S
a Downhiller
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: 4/3/2007 2:37:17 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rasperry |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | PricePoint.com |
| Strengths: | Awesome. Great grip. Screw clipless. |
| Weaknesses: | Pins. They fall out. One day of riding and 5 missing pins. Just use lok-tite. Problem solved I suppose. |
| Bike Setup: | Heckler, zochi bomber Z.1, XTR/XT drivetrain, Avid BB7's |
| Bottom Line: | They're well worth it. Retail price or otherwise. |
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Submitted by
josh esfahani
a Racer
from los gatos
Date Reviewed: 3/5/2007 7:26:05 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | UCSC |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Purchased At: | evolution bike shop |
| Strengths: | strong, very grippy, easy to maintain and rebuild, spin smoothly |
| Weaknesses: | a little bit heavy, the black sctratches really easily |
| Similar Products Tried: | crankbrothers 5050 |
| Bike Setup: | 2006 medium blur 4x w/RP3, 2007 fox 32 float RLC ,chis king wheelset, chris king headset, monkeylite DH bars, juicy 7 brakes, XO drivetrain, stylo cranks, gamut race chainguide |
| Bottom Line: | this is a great all around pedal. i used it on DH races as well and it gripped well. for dirtjumping, it's a little hard to get your feet off for tricks. but they are very strong and reliable |
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Submitted by
ezra
a Downhiller
from w.covina
Date Reviewed: 12/23/2006 7:02:10 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | mt. wilson |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | wheelworld |
| Strengths: | very strong takes on everything you can throw at it. set screws are gnarly it bites! grip.. can find replacement pins at ace hardware |
| Weaknesses: | none!!! tough |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano |
| Bike Setup: | foes 2.1 mono |
| Bottom Line: | if your a weekend dh rider or a racer I surely recommend it |
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Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Whitby
Date Reviewed: 12/21/2006 12:26:13 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Strengths: | - good grip - easy to service - silver ones look great - silver finish is very durable - tough pedals |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | - Syncros Mentals (amazing) - Daredevil (Devinci brand, low quality) - Snafu BMX (bearings didn't last) |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler ano silver, Sherman Flick Plus, DHX5 coil, Hadley/Velocity/Singletrack wheels, Hayes El Caminos, RF NorthShore DH cranks, Azonic A-Frame pedals |
| Bottom Line: | Great pedals for the price. I've been using the same set for 4 years now, and they've been on 4 different bikes. they started out as my DH pedals, but I got some Syncros Mentals, so the A-Frames are now on my trail bike which sees more ride time than my DH bike. I can't believe how durable they are. I periodically pull them apart and pack them with grease, and that's all the maintenance I've ever had to do. They've seen a ton of ride time over the years, and the original bearings are still smooth, and the spindles dead straight. I've never even had to replace a pin. I have the silver ones, so they wear great, and still look almost new. Great grip, depending on the show you're wearing as well. Incredible value if you ask me. |
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Submitted by
Hansen
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, Ca
Date Reviewed: 10/8/2006 9:19:21 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $75 |
| Strengths: | Extremely durable and smooth. I used Loc-Tite on the pins right after I bought them. It took about 5 minutes and had absolutely 0 problems. |
| Weaknesses: | Absolutely no weaknesses. Use Loc-Tite on the pins before use. |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler w/ Fox Talas |
| Bottom Line: | These are probably THE BEST pedals out there but again I stress to use the 5 minute Loc-Tite set up before using. |
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Submitted by
Patrick "The Manimal"
a Downhiller
from Cullowhee, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/20/2006 9:04:04 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Ridge run into Tally Wacker |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | The A-frame has a large platform that makes for more range of motion. The pins hold like glue and are easy to replace of lost or worn down. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Haro, specialized, odyssey, and monty. |
| Bike Setup: | O6 SC Bullit, E13 DRS, Deity bar, Titec El Norte stem, 66Rc, raceface diablos real seal headset, Azonic love-seat, Thompson elite seatpost, DT swiaa onyx rear hub, white industries front hub. |
| Bottom Line: | Great all around pedal |
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Submitted by
tim
a Weekend Warrior
from va
Date Reviewed: 5/14/2006 10:41:07 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Bottom Line: | (A follow-up to a post I left a couple months ago). Daniel Burton (dburt@onealusa.com) from Azonic contacted me quickly after my posting here on MTB REVIEW and offered an even exchange of the pedals. Well they have arrived and I will give 'em a good work out this summer. I'll repost in a few months and see if this set holds up better. Good customer service goes a long way and I would like to say thanks to Mr. Burton and MTB REVIEW. The manufacturers and companies do read the reviews on this website and our voices are heard. 5 chilis for Mr. Burton and MTB REVIEW |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Murrita
Date Reviewed: 4/30/2006 7:29:53 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | SJ |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $55 |
| Purchased At: | Price point |
| Strengths: | Good Grip look cool |
| Weaknesses: | Bearings only lasted one ride, and all the grease came out one side and the bearing had play already |
| Similar Products Tried: | Truativ, Odessey |
| Bike Setup: | Intense 5.5 |
| Bottom Line: | Very poor quality very unhappy rip off in my book |
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Submitted by
Fred
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: 4/21/2006 8:04:14 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $75 |
| Purchased At: | Sids Bikes NYC |
| Strengths: | Great grip, replaceable pins, Look pretty good |
| Weaknesses: | After a couple of years very light use (on my old BMX, then moved to my MTB) the bearings started to seeze up. Now they make god awful creaking noises. Tried to regrease but it made matters worse. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano Dx - MX30, and numerous other Cheap platforms |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Chameleon, King kings, XTR |
| Bottom Line: | For the price these pedals should be better made. The internal design seems to be really badly thought out. And at 75 bucks these things are too expensive. I would highly recommend lookin elsewhere for some platforms. DX, Eastons or Crank Bros 5050's would be a better bet, if more expensive. |
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Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington,VA
Date Reviewed: 2/16/2006 10:30:48 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Good grip, lots of pins |
| Weaknesses: | Weak bearings, Terrible customer service from Azonic |
| Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, SC VP Free |
| Bottom Line: | These pedals worked great for the first few rides (I rarely rode them over 3 years), but after the 5th or 6th ride on them I had a noisy bearing, as others below mentioned. I tried to remove the dust cap and found it to be cracked, distorting it and not allowing an allen key to fit. I emailed Azonic, no response. I emailed them again, no response. I called their home office, no response. So I'm stuck with a fairly new set of pedals that I can't use. On a side note, a friend gave me an old set of his A-Frames that have seen severe use and they work great. I guess it's the luck of the draw regarding the bearings. |
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Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: 2/9/2006 11:32:20 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | Very solid, sticks to your shoes well, large platform. |
| Weaknesses: | none that i can think of |
| Similar Products Tried: | the crappy platforms that have come on my bikes stock |
| Bike Setup: | specialized hardrock pro, raceface evolve dh cranks |
| Bottom Line: | Seems like a great platform, though I've never owned an aftermarket platform before so I don't really have anything to compare it to. They've taken a descent amount of abuse from me and are still perfect. Very nice and sticky. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Murrieta,CA
Date Reviewed: 12/27/2005 8:42:56 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | SJ |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Price Point |
| Strengths: | Good Grip, Look good |
| Weaknesses: | Bearing, after the first day the grease came out of the right one, and it feels rough now. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Oddysey |
| Bike Setup: | Intense 5.5 |
| Bottom Line: | The Grip good looks like they won't last very long, the bearing already feels crapy. |
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Submitted by
Sam
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary,Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: 11/17/2005 9:19:44 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Country Roads |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Grip Stlye |
| Weaknesses: | Pins can should be deeper |
| Similar Products Tried: | Tooo many |
| Bottom Line: | The padals are the money great price, great quality, lost one pin already though, but when the take that much abuse its worsth it |
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Submitted by
Steve
from WI
Date Reviewed: 10/3/2005 6:42:09 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | -Excellent grip |
| Weaknesses: | -pins should be screwed in deeper than they are -base pedal is fairly soft aluminum |
| Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that these pedals offer excellent grip. They are pricey, but so far, they have been worth it to me. I use them for XC, urban and a handful of freeride and DJs. I bent one of the pins on a rock. Well, the pin is still straight, but the aluminum that its screwed into is mashed. I feel that the pins need to be inserted further into the aluminum base. Maybe this would decrease the chance of bending a pin in the fairly soft aluminum of the base. |
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Submitted by
ty sux
a Cross Country Rider
from st.albert
Date Reviewed: 8/10/2005 6:12:20 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | your mom |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $99 |
| Purchased At: | bike room |
| Strengths: | none |
| Weaknesses: | everything u can think of |
| Similar Products Tried: | none these are a low of there own |
| Bike Setup: | 2002 brodie devo 888r |
| Bottom Line: | get pedals that WORK!! |
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Submitted by
Bryce
a Downhiller
from pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: 6/7/2005 10:43:11 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | iron gate |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Gatto |
| Strengths: | These pedals rock when they work right. U get alot of grip and there strong as hell. |
| Weaknesses: | The bearings suck. My pedals needed new pedals after only a few rides, which is weird because my friend got the same pedals and he has had NO trouble with his. |
| Similar Products Tried: | some specialized stock pedals |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized BigHit, 02 shiver DC, MRP Bones, Azonic A-frames, WTB lazer V, race face bars, race face stem, avid juicy 7's,atom lab trail pimps(24' rear) |
| Bottom Line: | The pedals rock if u get a pair that work. It seems to me that for every so many pedals that they make there are some crappy ones. but every one else that i knew that bought these pedals loved em. But unfortunetly my sucked. |
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Submitted by
TD
a Cross Country Rider
from AL
Date Reviewed: 3/27/2005 7:23:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Skooky River |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $49 |
| Purchased At: | Online - Price Point |
| Strengths: | Durable, lightweight, effective - do the intended job of holding foot in place |
| Weaknesses: | None as of yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | Other flats, clipless |
| Bike Setup: | '05 Specialized FSR XC Pro |
| Bottom Line: | Great pedal, gave me back the love of not being clipped in. Ride mainly cross country mixed in with anything - pedals hold their own. Have taken a spill or two but haven't yet bashed my shins on the spikes - can't wait am looking forward to some more scars. Great pedal - will purchase again if these ever wear out. First pedal I've used where I don't cringe every time I bash a rock 'cause I sceered I ruined a pedal. How did I ever use clipless and waste so much money on clipless shoes? |
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Submitted by
Justin
from NY
Date Reviewed: 9/22/2004 3:45:05 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Awesome pedals, strong as hell, they grip like no other I've ridden |
| Weaknesses: | I need to replace half of the pins, because they keep falling out. It started within a month of buying these pedals, and it just keeps happening. Maybe I should locktite them, but for a $70 pair of pedals, you wouldn't think you'd have to worry about that. |
| Bottom Line: | Overall, great pedals. I'm just frustrated with all the pins falling out. They grip like crazy, and are strong too. I'd say buy them, but locktite all the pins. A friend of mine got some before I did, which is how I found out I liked them, and he hasn't had a single pin fall out. So maybe I just got a defective pair. I dunno. Would I buy them again? Probably. |
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Submitted by
ash c
a Downhiller
from melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: 9/3/2004 4:44:34 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | goldcross |
| Strengths: | look sick, super good pin layout, awesome value, seemingly proof. |
| Weaknesses: | bearing design |
| Similar Products Tried: | truvativ holtzfeller, dmr v12 |
| Bike Setup: | kona stinky 04 - freeride setup |
| Bottom Line: | BEARINGS ARE NOT REPLACABLE SO WATCH OUT!!!! the 'sealed' bearing racer in the pedal blew open and sent ball bearings through the rest of the pedal and efectivly chewed my pedal to bits. - i assure you i kept the pedals in prime condition and checked them regularly. i did throw a heap at them but i thought if they were the pro's choice, then they would suit me. however, due to my for the pedals i will purchase another pair despite my ordeal... |
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Submitted by
David Menzel
a Weekend Warrior
from The moon
Date Reviewed: 8/16/2004 6:04:44 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Welli mills |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $90 |
| Purchased At: | MOOOOO!!!!!! |
| Strengths: | BEARINGS NEVER WEAR OUT {THEY ARE FULLY SEALED UNDUSTRIAL BEARINGS}, ALLWAYS REALLY SMOOTH-NEVER CREAK OR GROAN. I ALLWAYS BASH THESE PEDALS INTO ROCKS, AND CONCRETE {THE LOCAL BMX PARK} AND THE PINS DONT COME OUT OR SNAP OR BEND. THESE PEDALS HAVE SUPERIOR GRIP AND IF YO FEET ARE SLIPPIN OF THEM THERE IS SOMETHIN WRONG WITH YOU. THEY LOOK AWESOME. |
| Weaknesses: | WHAT? NONE OF COURSE! |
| Similar Products Tried: | FUNN, MOSH, V8, DMR, MONGOOSE, SHIMANO, CRANK BROS, ETC, ETC |
| Bike Setup: | GIANT AC2 |
| Bottom Line: | IF YOU ISN'T BUYING CLIPLESS, BUY THIS PEDAL, ITS WELL WORTH THE MONEY. THIS PEDAL IS THE ENVY OF ALL WHO ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO LAY EYES ON IT!!!!! |
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Submitted by
Zoom
a Downhiller
from All Over
Date Reviewed: 8/15/2004 2:03:00 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | The one I'm on |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Strengths: | Slim design, so you don't often "roll" the pedal and lose your footing. Sleek looks, the ladies love'em (I guess). Affordable price point. Spending >$50 for a pair of designer pedals that you will smash on rocks and beat the living hell out of is just stupid. |
| Weaknesses: | Absolutely none, they are tried and true.........very durable. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Primos, Atom Labs (No complaints on Atoms, they're just a bit too pricey). |
| Bike Setup: | v10, Monster, Block 8 crankset, blah blah blah. Who cares, I ride hard. |
| Bottom Line: | These are awesome pedals. All the other reviews will attest to that. But here's something you probably won't hear much about. After nearly 5 years of downhill I finally just wore out a pair of A-frames. The frames themselves were still in decent condition, but the bearings and end caps were shot. One call to the good folks at Azonic and a new bearing set and end cap set were in the mail to me.....no charge. How cool is that?! Kudos to those guys. They really deserve props for paying attention to those little things in our riding lives. |
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Submitted by
CrankBreaking
a Downhiller
from New York, NY
Date Reviewed: 12/20/2003 1:15:20 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Loading Docks & boulders |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | cambria |
| Strengths: | Bomb construction - good pin layout. You will, stick like glue. |
| Weaknesses: | Pins back out of threads easily - Solution? 15 minutes + threadlock + hex screw = happy |
| Similar Products Tried: | Heaps of worthless shreadded metal... |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Stab, Kona Bear DL & Orange DH custom |
| Bottom Line: | This product really is the bomb - fantastic construction and the slight camber really helps deliver fantastic stick power. I'm totally amazed to be honest --- best part is if you are into urban hucking you can just remove one side of the pins for slides.... or you can grind them all off but it'll be a rude stop the first time you screw up like that. You will break cranks before blowing one of these pedals. ** shinguards on real dirt dh trails highly recommended. [duh!] |
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Submitted by
Bird
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Pinas, Philippines
Date Reviewed: 10/27/2003 1:29:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Peak 2, Tagaytay |
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