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Old 12-13-13, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Lascauxcaveman
The muted grey rack goes well with the grey shifters on the downtube, which I'm probably going to get rid of because of their massive suckitude. Seriously, they are the worst I've ever used. If you tighten them up enough to hold a gear, they're nearly impossible to budge. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
You might want to take 'em apart and post pix on the mechanic's forum.

Sounds like there's a washer missing or backwards or something.


But that's a really pretty bike.
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