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Some of the 80s Maillard ones did this after a bit of wear

Ask on the MTB side of the site also

Plain red for sure

A few comments I'm going to add Tyre size alone hasn't made pros faster. There's a raft of reasons, many relating to bike technology, others relating to biology/diet/bike fit/riding style At last years ToB there was a 50/50 mix of 30mm tyres at 70psi and 25mm at 100psi so I'd say the jury is...

Which reminds me of a funny story. I once went out on my carbon bike with the local CTC group. This old boy looks at it, picks it up and says 'my saddle bag is heavier '. So I says to him ' what's in it? I can't think how I'd fill it for a simple day ride'. He looks at me and tells me has...

Nooooooo. Don't do it

An interesting insight. However, you did say seamed tubeset and thicker-walled, so those alone place it further down the ranks for good reason. If I was looking for that 'special build', I wouldn't look to Cromor. At the same time, I wouldn't reject a Cromor frame outright on the bases that...

There's an Arabesque on here that might still be available https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/shimano-600-arabesque-campagnolo-record-strada-cranksets.491688/

I can't help sorry, but it's probably worth stating the required length

From what I remember, Cromor isn't up there in perceived quality with SL, SLX etc, it's slightly lower. But not to the point where it's crap. Probably like 501 is to 531

Probably the best off the peg touring bikes available

Think I have an unused still in box 12-21 somewhere. That's a bit smaller than what you specified but let me know if you want me to unearth it

You've really underpriced this. Personally, I'd pull the post and have a rethink

Psychological not physiological?

Mine too. But only the left one ??