Originally Posted by
TriBiker19
And that was the oddest part--he literally illustrated ... "it's going to be this long," he said, holding his fingers ... about four inches from the head, then he said, "you clean it and it gets this long" and he moved the finger from 4" to 1.5" from the head.
I'm thinking...so every time you get it dirty, you need to replace? Well that's a pain in the ass. ... And can you clean the cassette or does that get bigger, too?
Edited for hilarity.
If it's any consolation, even most guys roll their eyes at "those guys": the LBS mansplainers and mamil MUPpet warriors. Every group ride with the local fast club, there's always that one guy who's fast... for a middle aged dude. And fast with wisecracks about the wimmins because he's still bitter over his latest breakup. I have to remind myself that it's difficult to breathe properly through clenched teeth and to see the road with rolled eyes.
And the local pro and serious amateur women racers here would bury us all on any semi-serious climb.
Shrinkage. The problem is real.