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Originally Posted by
Hoopdriver
Also, the crimps could have been done by hand so more variability.
That gives me an idea on a completely different topic. I wonder if a frame builder could add crimps like that to an existing bike for more tire clearance. My Panasonic PT-3500 comfortably fits 700x38C tires but it does not have any sort of crimp or indentation in the chainstays. If they could be added it could probably go 42mm.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista