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10-19-19, 12:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemond1985

This guy argues that front ends on pro road bikes are lower now than they used to be, so that riding on the hoods of a modern bike is about like riding the drops of a racing machine from the past.

https://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com...positions.html

Then:

Vs. Now:

Look at the angles of the back. In the "Then" image the back is quite a bit flatter than the back in the "Now image.

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