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Old 04-03-12 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Campag4life
And of course the counterpoint Merlin is....roadbikes are in the vast minority of all bicycles sold throughout the world. Flatbar bikes probably outsell roadbikes 10:1.
True. And there's nothing wrong with a bike with flat bars. However, the OP said he wanted a road bike. For the uses road bikes are designed, properly set up drop bars are clearly superior.
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