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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: RE: Re: Machine Shop
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 16:18:53 -0500
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On 3/5/2025 2:29 PM, cyclintom wrote:
> On Mon Feb 24 14:56:30 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>> I doubt anyone older than 11 needs to look down to find the
>> levers.
>>
>> I don't look down to grab a water bottle out of its cage. It's always in
>> the same position.
>>
> 
> There you have it from Franks lips to your ears - the professionals I consulted wh said that you ALWAYS looked down were incompetent fools while Frank is the real expert. When I raced friction shifters I always looked down ...

I'm not disputing that _you_ had to look down dozens or hundreds of 
times during a ride to remember where your shift levers were. I'm just 
saying that most other people never had to look.

Why don't you get some of "the professionals you consulted" to post 
here? Maybe with video?

-- 
- Frank Krygowski