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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Getting old is not for sissies
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 20:17:56 -0500
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On 3/3/2025 7:39 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> 
> It’s smooth and well skilled, as with the reply to Frank I just can’t see a
> man of his talent using such a poor technique when he clearly has the
> talent and knowledge, that it’s difficult to see exactly what he’s doing
> isn’t particularly surprising.

You're dangerously close to a "True Scotsman" fallacy there!

You're saying Sagan can't be doing what I say (despite video evidence) 
because _you_ proclaim it to be "poor technique," and someone like Sagan 
would not use what _you_ judge to be "poor technique."

I'd say the opposite: The fact that he uses this technique (as shown by 
the video) indicates he does not think it's "poor technique."

He's very skilled, and in other videos he shows he can use the other 
technique if he wants to. But he thinks this is the right technique for 
this situation.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski