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On 9/29/2023 3:43 PM, sms wrote:
> On 9/29/2023 7:48 AM, AMuzi wrote:
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>> "The industry has slowly been moving towards
>> simplification of the bicycle"
>
> LOL.
>
> I recall the first bicycle I bought with a threadless
> headset. There was no Star-Fangled nut. It was very
> difficult to get the preload set.
>
> Since there is no height-adjustment I ended up adding an
> extender which no doubt negated the entire weight-saving of
> the threadless headset. That manufacturer should have used
> spacers and not cut the tube so short.
>
> I guess that one big simplification on mountain bikes is the
> move to 1x12 from 3x9.
>
The text quoted under my name is not mine.
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