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Old school cool (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The steel frames can be pretty easily widened to accomodate 142 or 148 mm thru-axles. If you had a good frame then, you have a good frame now. Making a gravel bike out of an 80's or 90's MTB works because gravel bikes are, contrary to popular belief, nothing new.