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Old 10-22-14 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaywalk3r
It looks like you are the one who can't play the ball instead of the player.
Huh?


Originally Posted by Jaywalk3r
That's incorrect. They are a very popular choice in places where most people ride bikes. Unfortunately, in the US, adult who rides a bike is an outlier. Of course, the products forced upon us by the Bicycle industry are an important part of why most people don't ride bikes in this country.
I don't know where you live but you can stop playing the "people don't ride bikes in the US so they don't know anything about bicycles" card. The products "forced on us by the Bicycle industry" are what sells. IGH doesn't. I work in a bicycle co-op on Saturdays all year around and the number of IGH bikes that aren't 3 speeds we see per year can be counted on one hand. The number of IGH bikes I see on the road per year...150 to 200 days of riding...can be counted on the same hand.

Finally, you are talking to an audience that rides more then the average US citizen. We might just know something about bicycles and bicycle components. We done our homework as well and come to a different conclusion than you.
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