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Apath racer is ahybrid bicycle designed forroad andtrack cycling,[1]Path is the old-fashionedVictorian/Edwardian cycling term fortrack. So a path bike is purely for the track and a path racer is essentially a track bike with road geometry and 32mm Course to 38-40mm Demi-Balloon tyres used originally on unpaved roads as well as track. Path racers are characterized by a highbottom bracket andtrack ends that are dual-purpose for both road and track racing and use 120mm spacing for the rear hub, which may befixed-gear orsingle-speedcoaster brake, with frame angles not quite as steep and bottom bracket lower than a pure path (track bike). Normally, the front fork crown is drilled for abrake. Can also be built with mudguard clearances and mudguard eyes. They run on 28 inch (635 mm)rims. Another term for path racer isRoad-Path orRoad-Track.[2]
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