Originally Posted by
bulgie
Calm down, there's no one on earth more qualified to pamper a top-flight bike than Dale Brown.
Rules like the ones you state are good to hammer into newbs, but when you get the master level as Dale did decades ago, rules don't apply to you anymore.
yea , I occasionally clamp bikes the same way for light duty work and cleaning . Just wrap a polishing cloth around the tube and clamp lightly , no problem .