Aren't zip ties considered tacky by cycling purists? (I have to admit, I use them too). I've heard that using zip ties are the equivalent of using a clutzy adjustable wrench on a bike. It just isn't done.
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"I am a true laborer. I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm." As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 2. Shakespeare.
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