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Old 12-30-06, 09:42 PM
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Track vs. Road

There is an interesting Legnano on the bay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true

Since it is '58, there are no braze-on cable stops, etc., they only used clamp-on guides, etc. What would be the differences between a road bike and a track bike? I can think of the following:
Rear drop outs
Rear spacing (maybe?)
Drilled fork for brake (although I have seen Legnano track bikes with a factory drilled fork)

Anything else? Also, I have been looking for a track bike from the fifties and was thinking I could convert this one. Good or bad idea?
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