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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
[MENTION=33566]poprad[/MENTION], what you say makes perfect sense, and most of us are aware of it. The funny part is that many of us have been around for a while and have had this knowledge for a long time so it seems like easy stuff. We need reminders of how old our knowledge -- and we -- are.
[MENTION=375655]Rocky Gravol[/MENTION], we can't expect bike shops to know that's possible, and even if they do, it's not profitable for them.