Originally Posted by
shipwreck
They all realized it was happening, but could do nothing about it. I could have, but there is no way I will work on anyones bike on the side of the road other than mine or a friends, outside of an actual emergency.
Just because they
wouldn't do something about it doesn't mean that they
couldn't do something about it. If it bothered you so much you could have
told them how to fix it. As Rowan said, it's a simple enough fix. It can even be done while riding.