Thread: are '80s touring bikes more likely to use nutted calipers?
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Old 03-12-16, 09:33 PM
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I would say 50/50 most made in the first have had nutted stuff and the second half recessed. It seems on early and mid 80's you could see nearly anything basically stock on a mid level touring bike.
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