Originally Posted by
twobadfish
Dude... I installed my new shifters. I was outside while taking the old crank off and the bike fell when I went inside to grab something. Not ten minutes after I installed the shifters they get scratched. And it was the only thing that got scratched.
Sad.
Got it out of the way. I leaned my newley built bike against a light post, let go and it rolled about 4 inches against the post leaving a nice 4" scratch in the paint. It's why I put a hairband on the bars...to clamp the brake whenever I go to lean the bike.