Keith Bontrager's Top 4 Cycling Innovations

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Keith Bontrager is a cycling legend. In this video, he condenses his very illustrious career into 5 key innovations.

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From solving the issues of front end damage on lightweight steel mountain bikes, to custom making mountain bike rims from road bike rims. Keith Bontrager's ideas and products have likely influenced the bike (mountain or road) that you're riding now.

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