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Old 08-31-20, 03:55 PM
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Chuckk
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How about those 2020 TDF bikes?

As an Old Poop, I'm glad to see that the super compact styling of the race bikes seems to be fading and that most top tubes are crawling back toward being horizontal!
Looks to me that only Giant has ultra compact styling this year, and while most have a slightly slanted top tube, a few of the builders are back to full horizontal top tubes.
Don't know what to think about Trek, they seem to have stuck with the arched cruiser type frame.
https://www.velonews.com/events/tour...our-de-france/

Disk brakes almost universal, but wheel changes are so difficult that bike swaps for a flat are usual. I bet they will come up with a solution where the disk stays with the bike, but I don't know how they will do it on the back wheel!
Good news for us bottom feeders - nobody but collectors are going to want caliper brakes soon!
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