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From: Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
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Subject: Re: Extensive article on Rivendell and Grant Petersen
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:03:31 +0200
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Am 24.09.2024 um 19:31 schrieb Frank Krygowski:
> On 9/24/2024 1:08 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>>
>> They absolutely could have just added wider clearance if companies wanted
>> to...
> 
> That's my point. So saying "Discs allowed wider tires" seems inaccurate 
> at best.

It's an incomplete statement like 99% of all statements in normal 
conversation.

An extended version of the statement includes the introductiory sentence
"With traditional crown-mounted rim brakes, shorter reach resulted in 
superior braking performance".
Fork mounted braking systems like cantilever did not reach the 
traditional road-bike market.

Rolf