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cbabe

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Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:54 AM

15 hrs ago

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/rei-meta-ai-ad/

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On top of that, the left crank doesn’t exist in the photo and the chain appears to be on one side of the bike atop the chainring and below it on the other side. In other words, the kind of errors that have become familiar to anyone who has spent enough time looking at AI-generated images.

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Really REI, really? underpants 15 hrs ago #1

At least they didn't add square wheels dalton99a 15 hrs ago #2

Thanks. And: cbabe 15 hrs ago #3

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