SkipdiverJohn
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- London
Shocking isn't it, mixing unicrowns with Reynolds tubing.....
What about on lugged MTB's? Are unicrowns acceptable then?
Still prefer lugged frames to welded, even with the funny forks.
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Shocking isn't it, mixing unicrowns with Reynolds tubing.....
What about on lugged MTB's? Are unicrowns acceptable then?
Still prefer lugged frames to welded, even with the funny forks.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Not such a faux pas with MTBs 
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
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- London
Conventional forks have always been a real rarity on MTB's, generally confined only to full 531 spec. I agree that unicrowns don't usually do the looks of drop bar steel sports bikes any favours. They just gradually crept right through the product range; MTB's in the 80's, Raleigh hybrids in 1990, then Road frames very soon after that. All about cost-cutting & profit margins, which eventually led to the demise of all mass-produced lugged steel. It's ironic that what was once the standard construction method for virtually all bikes, irrespective of price range, is now strictly a niche product.
