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Old 10-31-16 | 09:45 AM
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Originally Posted by ptempel
Nice Lemond titanium. I recall reading when you got the bike in another thread. Did it come with that aluminum fork? It looks non standard for Lemond (they usually had CF with alum steerer for the 853 ones, but not sure for the Ti bikes).
A friend bought it on ebay for his girlfriend who decided it wasn't for her (because of the color!) and sold it to me, so I know little about it. Consensus is that it was contracted out to Clark Kent, now out of business. Clark Kent's expertise is said to have been more in steel than in titanium, but this frame seems to be well made. I assume the fork is original, but I don't really know. I also assume that since it was contracted out, it may comply with few or no standards of the Lemond company.
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