Originally Posted by shaq-d
I haven't updated my 1990 bicycle, 6 speed/double 42,52 and I can well keep head to head whith all those carbon wonders of the present day!
All that proves is you are a better rider than those you ride with and your bike isn't enough of a handicap to change the finishing order. A Pro rider could beat you if he were on a Huffy but that doesn't make a Huffy a desirable bike.
Originally Posted by shaq-d
cold setting is doing it right..when u go to the bike shop and they SET it to the right width. if you just bend it, as i do, it'll take a long time for the steel to actually set; it will actually just bend back when u take the wheels out...
Uh, I think you need some lessons in metallurgy.