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On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:07:14 PM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
> On 9/29/2023 3:43 PM, sms wrote:
> > On 9/29/2023 7:48 AM, AMuzi wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> "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.
> --
> Andrew Muzi
> a...@yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
Scharf "remembers". Right. We still have never seen him explain what
he ever did so that he can talk abou5t experts in ANYH matters.
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