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When buying a bike, there're always a part or something upgraded from catalog spec. Particularly in middle range.
So, suspension forks or not, upgraded groupo don't matter
IMO, I only try to be period correct when I restore a bike.
But there's case where the bike need to be catalog specific correct : for example the Cannondale Omega limited edition : without Cook crankset or Grafton brakes, it's not an Omega !
When buying a bike, there're always a part or something upgraded from catalog spec. Particularly in middle range.
So, suspension forks or not, upgraded groupo don't matter
IMO, I only try to be period correct when I restore a bike.
But there's case where the bike need to be catalog specific correct : for example the Cannondale Omega limited edition : without Cook crankset or Grafton brakes, it's not an Omega !