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Old 01-08-09, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dminor
Like the flange on a moto grip - - to be a 'bumper' of sorts and a hand stop (makes sense I suppose with Sunline's moto roots). Of course they had to keep it low-profile with all of small flippy-lever things going on with a bicycle. And, I suppose it wouldn't be very grip-shift-friendly.
Aye, the flange seems a little low to be useful. Possibly the standard full height flange with a small cut away for paddle shifters might work better?

Originally Posted by gastro
A new thread espousing their virtues even though they've been around for years and are popular enough to be considered the standard?

And while you're at it, a picture of a Nicolai with a plug for gearboxes would be nice too.
No, I'm not that shallow..........................oh, wait. I am that shallow.

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