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09-30-09 | 02:26 PM

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trueno92

Building a better Strida

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Bikes: bianchi brava 1988. fuji track 2007, 2006 Bianchi Pista, 1987 Miele and a strida knock off

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Originally Posted by Road Fan

I think there are so many counterexamples to these "rules" that it's just not funny. Where did this come from?

agreed

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I do agree that brifters and Ergo levers have longer hoods than most aero and conventional brake levers.

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But I see steep and shallow seat tubes across the eras. How can you generalize?

err.. it was a broad generalization over bikes with "racing geometry" for the last 30 yrs.. broad broad broaaaaad generalization!

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Originally Posted by Road Fan

How can you even compute a norm?

yeah, uhm.. i didn't.. ok i'll be quiet now!

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