Originally Posted by
rogerstg
Wow, it's as if posts #1 and 12 were written by two different people.
I can't understand why someone with such vast mechanical abilities
and little time would spend the time involved with bringing a bike to a shop, waiting for it, then retrieving it when they could do the work themselves in the time it takes to attach it to the car.
Nope, both posts were written by me. Like you, I do a lot of what I want to do, a lot of what I don't want to do, and when I have a choice, I make it. I choose not to work on bicycles. Now, do you understand?
The cassette is in and the mechanic 2 miles away said I could wait while he puts it on. Shimano 8 speed cassettes are easy to find. Pardon my not realizing a 1997 bicycle is not considered old. Obviously, I'm not up on bicycling other than riding.
Paul Barnard, I'm 100 miles north of Barber (The Rocket City) and took Keith Code's school there. Barber is the most awesome track....period. After taking Keith's school and Freddie Spencer's in Vegas, I went back to Barber for a couple of track weekends and had more fun than the law should allow. And, yes, there is a variety of riding around here from mild hills to killer steep mountains. When you do a century around here, it isn't just a hundred miles. There's major elevation change, hence my taking getting into better shape seriously.
Well folks, I had no idea that I would start such an interesting and helpful thread here. Sorry for the vague post but most of you got through it and I appreciate the help. Apparently, I'm fairly good at getting a wide variety of feedback...