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Old 04-07-19, 10:05 AM
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While it may be based on a similar frame design, I wouldn't call this a UK version of the Innova. Hybrid bicycles like the Innova typically used flat or low rise bars that employed down tube cable housing stops, as opposed to down tube shift lever bosses. This was because the Rapidfire and Rapidfire Plus brifters and thumb shifters used on the hybrid and ATB groups had cable tension adjusters built into them, allowing manufacturers to use simpler and cheaper cable stops on the down tube. However, road group brifters, such as RSX did not have these adjusters and employed adjusters that mounted to down tube lever bosses. Given that the OP"s bicycle has down tube shift lever bosses, it was designed specifically as a road frame for drop bars. Taking that into account, along with the cantilever bosses, the OP's frame was specifically designed for a grand touring bicycle and not a hybrid.
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