The Freaks topic
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Whatever happened to these imo abominations?tymon_tm wrote:
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Canyon has several roads-less-traveled bikes now…the Grizl is way more popular. The AL Grail never got the biplane bars either.wheelbuilder wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:36 amWhatever happened to these imo abominations?tymon_tm wrote:
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Like you, I’ve pretty much never seen one in the wild here. Everyone’s on a Diverge, Checkpoint, Stigmata or Aspero.
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I see them a lot here in Belgium strangly
I've also seen several Canyon Grails complete with hover bar in the wild. I know someone with one.
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Lemond. Been there, done that.
I don't recall the Scott bar to be part of a ban... they were just useless so they died alone (I always got convinced it was purely a marketing tool to display the brand.
The clip-on got banned (guess was during 96 Lugano rulebook revamp, effective in 97) after causing few crashes.
The clip-on got banned (guess was during 96 Lugano rulebook revamp, effective in 97) after causing few crashes.
Haven't seen a freak in a while. But today on the Tour de France:
Who thought those handlebars looked good?
https://imgur.com/a/J50JzQF
Who thought those handlebars looked good?
https://imgur.com/a/J50JzQF
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