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Exxon Graftek G-1
In the era of steel frames, where ALAN aluminum frames were very flexible and titanium frames were rare exotic beasts, the Exxon Graftek carbon frame was truly a piece of space-age unobtanium! While it was really just a wrap of carbon fiber around an aluminum tube, it still was the most exciting bit of tech to arrive for some time!





for context, here's an advertisement from a 1978 issue of Bicycling magazine:



and a few photos of a Graftek displayed at the 2018 Classic Rendezvous gathering....

head tube


down tube


rear dropouts


cranks and bottom bracket


and the seat stay bridge


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