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Bianchigirll
a x42? knobby? i of course immediatly thought of a an older Bianchi Volpe or Randonneurer but the Rando has vert drops and I am not sure if a Volpe can take a x42 tire. then again both are not easy to come by.
aside from the tire size most any older touring bike would fit the bill, but you need to experiment on tire size. it would be pricy and the BB likely a bit high but an older steel cross bike may work
The problem with touring bikes seems to be the rear spacing issue....the older ones with vertical drops are usually 126 and the 130s often have horizontal. I'd also like to use 42 knobbies, if not larger, for winter riding.
Can a 126 rear be safely respaced to 135? That seems extreme.
There has got to be a MTB or hybrid with horizontals that would work...maybe one of the Bridgestones? Does anything VO does fit this criteria?