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Old 10-17-13 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by surreal
I agree that there's little that's old-school or retro about that Krampus, save that it's full-rigid steel. A lot of tech "advancements" going on there...
Of course there are. But there dont have to be, to have pretty much the same bike.
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Back in 82 they could have made wide rims and fat tires with zero extra technical innovation. Same with the frame. It would have had friction shifting, a 6sp freewheel, and canti brakes, etc.
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