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Old 04-23-13 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
Looks like a variant of the Bridgestone X-01. I think Handsome Cycles made something similar as well.
Yes, Handsome cycles sells the XOXO, which is a near exact replica of the 1993 Bridgestone XO-1, which was designed by none other than Grant Petersen, who owns Rivendell Bicycles, which I posted above.

The XOXO would probably be sportier than the Hunqapillar I posted given that it has road bike geometry (73/73 head and seat angles and 45 mm rake fork). The frame is pretty light (Reynolds steel) but I don't know how much tire clearance they have. I just bought a Handsome Devil framese which is basically the 700c equivalent of the XOXO but made with basic cro-moly (ie more metal and about 1 lb heavier). Coincidentalliy, the Devil shares the same geometry as the 1994 Bridgestone RB-T, designed by Grant Petersen! The guys at Handsome acknowledge Grant's influence on their bikes and they even communicated with him about the XOXO.
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