it's kind of funny that all this stuff that people used to think gave cyclists a competative advantage is turning out to be completly untrue. Like radial lacing, high flange hubs, smoking half a cig just before a big race to "open up the lungs". I guess thats the result of riding a machine that hasn't changed much in over 100 years. makes you wonder what else they'll decide is purely cosmetic. brakes? derailleurs? seat stays?

tim