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This is the thing that seemed most crazy to me. They are actually adjusting the wheel in the dropout whilst zipping along in a scrunched over position. Seems li
by antihero 5y ago
This is the thing that seemed most crazy to me. They are actually adjusting the wheel in the dropout whilst zipping along in a scrunched over position. Seems like if you messed up couldn't the axle pop out of the dropout with horrendous results?!
- pmontra 5y agoMy father had one of those bikes when he was 20. He told me that he never managed to switch gear uphill like pros. He always had to stop, switch gear and start again. So it was not easy to master.
- usrusr 5y agoLikely, if they didn't include some equivalent of "lawyer tabs" on the dropout. Compared to the general level of risk-taking of doing things like competitively descending Galibier or Tourmalet on wooden rims that added risk is probably a rounding error.