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Old 09-10-2018, 07:06 PM
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Bike beliefs you have learned are crap?
Mine is cable stretch......
Cables dont stretch the housings compress. At leats under the loads they see on a bike.

Whatcha got.......?
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Old 09-10-2018, 07:20 PM
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how spokes support the rim. The spokes at and adjacent to the contact patch support the rim by releasing tension as the rim deforms. still hurts to think about.
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Old 09-10-2018, 07:21 PM
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no clamping on the top tube?

Ok ok....I jest.

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Old 09-10-2018, 07:30 PM
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Steel goes soft. Total crap.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:03 PM
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:06 PM
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Skinny tires are faster
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:10 PM
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Newer is better.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:10 PM
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sloping top tubes aren't cool but somehow long socks with shorts are cool.
now that's crap.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:14 PM
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LA won the TDF clean
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:18 PM
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Tires need to be inflated to maximum inflation levels.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:20 PM
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Older is better. I am a nostalgic person. Still love the music from my high school years (New Wave) and the top of the line frame material from then, which is when I got started racing (steel). Things advance for a reason. I still love a nice steel bike, but I spent a lot of time swimming against the stream when it wasn't necessary.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:33 PM
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"SRAM is worse than Shimano or Campagnolo."
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:46 PM
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Tires need to be inflated to maximum inflation levels.
they do with my hefty self
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:46 PM
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you have to pay more or spend more...to get more.
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Old 09-10-2018, 09:07 PM
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Steel goes soft. Total crap.
completely reversible, just need a repaint!
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