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Old 09-07-19, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Trakhak
The OP was saying that the '80s Colnago was described as having a more aggressive geometry than comparable modern road bikes, not the other way around.that some Italian sprinters had asked for road frames that handled and accelerated more like track sprint frames.
Which was exactly my point: an aggressive geometry built on a more forgiving material may be easier to control and more comfortable than an aggressive geometry on an unforgiving material.
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