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07-31-18 | 08:45 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

The vast majority of the bicycles I have seen lined up at RAGBRAI finishes to dip their tires in the Mississippi have been road bikes (defined by me as being narrow tire bikes with drop handlebars.) I would estimate the percentage at greater than 95%. Probably the converse of the type of bike sold at the big box stores. I don't see how RAGBRAI and the like has any impact on bike sales at the big box stores. The RAGBRAI riders I have seen are a different type of bicycle rider who dress differently, ride different bikes and have different expectations from their bicycle purchases than the typical bike rider who purchases a bike from a big box store.

I have no idea what material is used for their frames.

The thread is about frame materials, not the type of bike. Aluminum dominates the Big Box store market for adult bikes. There aren't any carbon fiber HelMart bikes because carbon can't be made that cheaply...yet.

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