Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
Because usually one stay will require much more force to bend the same distance than the other. If you just push them against each other, typically the drive side will move out, the non drive side will nearly stay put, and they will be misaligned. At this point a lever is needed anyway. Better to start with one.
OK, thanks. I guess that makes sense. I already did mine with the all thread method and it seemed to work ok so I was curious. Somehow seemed less primitive than Brown's method. Checked the alignment with the Park tool and it isn't perfect but close enough that I wasn't confident I could do better with more work or any other method. Bike rides well.
Had my main ride done years ago by LBS and the alignment is perfect. I just wanted to see what I could do myself on another bike. I'm happy.