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03-05-20 | 10:21 PM

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mstateglfr

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Originally Posted by tangerineowl

Crust recently released the canti Lightning Bolt:- https://crustbikes.com/products/lightning-bolt-5/ which has a weight limit.

Designed around a 650b x 48; which is about 700x32.

A Taiwan built canti brake steel frame and fork for $1150?
Seems about $300-500 higher than similar comparables.
if its BQ tubing, or tubing comparable to BQ's, it's 7/4/7 heat treated tubing. So what, like $60 more than 7/5/7 columbus tubing and $100 more than 8/5/8 tubing?

Interesting offering.

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