Joined: May 2008
Posts: 10,106
Likes: 2,762
From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
So what are the customers like?
Do BFr's frequent Coops to buy bikes or look for parts?
A lot of people I pass by quickly are in too high a gear and have a saddle that is too low. I would not be surprised that they don't understand the value of using those little levers that make so much noise. Reducing the number of levers to one might be a good thing, for them. My experience is that often people find shifting too complicated and just leave it in whatever gear it is in. I have, upon occasion, shifted the bike to a lower gear for them so they will even consider liking the bike! they are intimidated by the complexity of so many options.
Often they are far from mechanically adept and have only driven automatic transmission cars.
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