What to do with these 12 year old XC bikes?
02-21-22, 06:16 PM
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02-21-22, 06:17 PM
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I have clearly hit some nerves in this obviously tounge-in-cheek thread 
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Every once in a while I think about a rough country touring bike.
And, I'd go for a traditional diamond frame, and a Top Tube length conducive to drop bars.
And, I'd go for a traditional diamond frame, and a Top Tube length conducive to drop bars.
02-21-22, 07:06 PM
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02-21-22, 07:09 PM
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02-22-22, 04:24 AM
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Must be symmetrical
I mean, it's pretty easy to see that 700c gravel bikes are hybrids left over from the 1990s with drop bars slapped on.
