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Old 06-18-10 | 05:39 PM
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repechage
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
if 39 is 'twitchy' what would you call a 37.5 wheelbase?
I had a bike with a 37.25" wheelbase. Can you say toe clip overlap? Actually for what is was intended for, it was great, but not my only bike at the time. Short rear triangle, if the builder had not filed a bit off the lower portion of the horizontal dropouts... I would have had to deflate a tire to change a rear wheel. As it was no Del Mundo's for that bike. High bottom bracket, this was when Campagnolo pedals reigned supreme, a high bottom bracket (11") was needed to get pedaling through a corner. Not needed today. While it was a great criterium weapon, I did not keep it. They had their place, their time has past.

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