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10-08-09 | 01:53 PM

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caloso

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I set up my Trek 660 as a SSCX bike last fall:

It was great on dry roads, not so great in mud (caliper brakes were an issue).

And as you can see here, the Giro has a tradition of running portions of its route on gravel:

If it was good enough for Eddy, isn't it good enough for you?

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