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Old 11-15-17, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by skookum
why the huge price difference between the flat bar frame and the drop bar frame?
Few people want to ride drop bars through the places where 27.5 x 3 inch tires excel.
Make a guess, they ordered to many drop frames, and sold to few.
Flats a safer than drops in the rock gardens and rutted roads. Drop bars are made for speed. Aero dynamic riding position is something for young people with stop watches


count the drop bars in the race
what type of roads will those + tires be rolling on


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