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Old 05-07-11 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
If you are average finding a bike that fits well should not be a problem since production bicycles are usually built with averages in mind.
Right; but you will also get an average bike, built for either 700c or 26" (MTB) wheels, conventional dropouts with derailleur hanger, probably vertical dropouts, the usual unimaginative cable braze ons, &c. Nothing wrong with that, if that's what you want; that's just not what I'd want.
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