Joined: Jan 2009
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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
It's not a gripe necessarily. Or it is for some, but for others, it's another thing to bear in mind among the many other things. Discussing it here can help us build skills. Eventually, this becomes second nature, and we stop griping, but we have varying skill levels on the forum, so it's worth discussing this skill.