Originally Posted by
HillRider
Cyccomute's point was that the ability to repair steel frames in some third-world village is a myth.
I agree with him. That kind of thing is way oversold.
Similarly, the ability to swap the front wheel to the back of the bike used to often be listed as a selling point for Pugsleys. That's an example of someone inventing a seemingly-plausible problem that doesn't really exist in order to spin a design compromise as a selling point.