Old 09-15-22, 03:45 AM
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I suspect most angles have been covered at this point, but I'll add one other, maybe it's meta. I haven't any idea what your actual frame is, but if it's something unique which you might ever move along you the next person, consider yourself just a steward. Everything I currently have is vintage, so I'm active on CR and the BF C&V forums. From time-to-time you see people restoring frames from an earlier time. They wind up removing braze-ons to try and bring it closer to its original state. (I understand paint takes a beating and had to be redone sometimes, but pains can grow in you too.)

I say use the Shimano thingies and spend your money on something else. The next person might thank you.

PS. I'd not heard of True Temper S3 before, so looked it up. Given its thin dimensions, it would seem the less extra heat applied to it the better. Another (small) reason not to replace otherwise functional bits.
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