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07-01-22, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Leisesturm

I do my fair share of time on older bikes. I just draw a line at trying to bring something from 1984 into the 21st Century. You never quite succeed, and the $$$ you spend trying to are mostly wasted. Bragging rights is about it.

Nobody is talking about bringing “something from 1984 into the 21st Century”. Linear brakes date to the mid90s and most everything you’ll find from that era is still used as standards today.

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