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11-28-17, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cormacf

I've been looking at the Ravn, and also at the new Polyvalent, which should be coming out in a month or two.

Any thoughts on which might be better for a long (400k+) brevet? The Poly is prettier (the Ravn looks...quite functional), but teh Ravn seems like it might be sturdier.

Any of those two bikes should work well for a long distance brevet. It will come down to your choice of geometry, looks, etc.

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