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Old 08-07-11 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Wills
Not with 26" wheels it ain't. A touring bike would have a standard bottom bracket, 27" or 700C wheels (with lots of clearance), and a lower BB. That bike was built for fat tire off-roading, with or without racks.
Well, yeah, definitely made for off-roading, I said that. But there were 26" wheel MTB's in the 80's, and not small ones.
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