Originally Posted by
Bandera
Veneration? Really?
"Veneration
noun
The act of adoring, especially reverently:"
Veneration - definition of veneration by The Free Dictionary
Well, have at it although Moses may disagree with such idolatry I don't judge: Exodus 32:6
Moses didn't have a sprint and the Italians didn't know how to thread a 'fixed" cup.
"Let thy fixed cup unwind perpetually and let thy chrome peel while thy transfers fall unto the earth and thy paint peels from thy mis-aligned rust filled tubes."
-Amen
As always: Suit yourself and worship as you please.
-Bandera
Both my Tommasini and De Rosa are about 30 years old, and neither has a speck of rust, nor a speck of lost chrome and I believe any misalignment of the tubes would have shown itself by now, and it hasn't. Sorry to hear that you've been the victim of poor quality control, but thankfully, I have not. Actually, the paint on both of my Trek bikes has not held up nearly as well.