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Old 02-19-14, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Leisesturm
Can we agree that it has sporting pretensions? I mean... Pista bars... track dropouts... do you think its a touring bike? Cyclo-cross? Hmmm. Fender eyelets? Where? Is that why the o.p. is using zip-ties? My Team U.S.A. has water bottle mounts does that make it ok to put fenders on it? I could, this is Portland, they put fenders on carbon Kestrels and commute with them. Doesn't mean its right and it doesn't mean everyone does it. Some things are simply wrong.

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Definite pretenses I'll give you that, but after following this bikes thread there's no way I'd ever call it a track back.. more like a confusedl road fixed gear. But Acid's description works fine, since it does make him ride stronger Training bike it is.
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