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Old 07-27-20, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
That's kind of a dumb rule. By 1987 (cutoff year for Eroica bikes if I understand correctly), a lot of Japanese bikes already come with aero levers from the factory.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridges...ne-1987-09.htm
I agree. It's kind of pointless and capricious of the Eroica organizers to keep aero levers out of the rides, just for aesthetics' sake. Same goes for clipless pedals that were commercially available by 1985. Also, lugged CF frames were actually available way back since 1976ish. Low production lugged CF frames, even a bit earlier than that.
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