Originally Posted by
cuda2k
Simply put, we've seen lots of GOOD bikes forever stripped of their gears, and any time we hear of a decent bike going down that road there is a chance that the owner will one day add an even nicer bike to the Drewed ranks. So we get defensive due to those fears, jaded by past experiences and examples. I'm not going to stand in anyone's way of a conversion if it means they are going to ride the bike, treat it with some respect and hopefully keep it in a form that can one day be restored to geared ability.
Well said.
And to the OP, forgive me if I fall under your nasty comments distinction. I simply just get annoyed when people try to incite their ideas of ultimate right and wrong on other people. My tongue (or fingers in this case) can get sharp.
-Gene-