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Old 07-20-21, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Het Volk
Fuji America from early 1980's is an odd duck. Supposed to be a sport tourer, but without room for fenders or large capacity tires, and a low-trail geometry. However, I think it really works as a grocery getter, and might honestly be the perfect geo for a single-speed.
A trek 520 from 1984 also has short fork legs and virtually no room for fenders iir. Changing to 700c buys four millimeters of clearance atop the tire.
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