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Old 02-06-09 | 01:03 AM
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Holy steerer tubes!
Olympic track champ Robert Bartko's six day rig...
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Old 02-06-09 | 01:11 AM
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Does he actually race on that, or is it just for training?
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Old 02-06-09 | 01:14 AM
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looks like he races on it from what i can tell.
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Old 02-06-09 | 01:25 AM
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Fortunately the top cap also doubles as a blinking red light to warn low flying aircraft.

Of course Bartko's palmares far exceed my own, so I'll just STFU now.
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Old 02-06-09 | 03:20 AM
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sure that's not patriot's bike?
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Old 02-06-09 | 04:46 AM
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good thing its an alloy steer tube! that looks scary...
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Old 02-06-09 | 05:06 AM
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Why not a longer headtube?
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Old 02-06-09 | 12:36 PM
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Lots of track bikes are designed for short HTs and long steerer tubes to accommodate both track drops and pursuit/aero-bars.


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Lots of track bikes are designed for short HTs and long steerer tubes to accommodate both track drops and pursuit/aero-bars.


not exactly the best example to illustrate your point.
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