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Old 06-22-22, 04:41 PM
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ehcoplex 
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Sweet Retrofriction Goodness!

Been having a run of bad eVILBay luck lately, in one case what seemed like a great deal on some Retrofrictions turned into something less than a 'deal'.... A seller on eBay.fr had two clamp-on sets for sale for a decent price, and I thought I was being clever buying both and combining shipping to land a good deal. Turned out both sets were incomplete (missing springs, missing bushings, washers, etc....). I don't think it was intentional on the sellers part, and they refunded the $ on one pair and let me keep both. Even with that, after finding & buying the parts necessary to make both sets functional it all ended up being not much of a deal at all. Still, I've got a couple sets of Retrofrictions now. Finally got one set put on the PX-10 and got in a good ride today, and....... Wow! These things deserve the high regard they're held in! Smooth, light touch, just really nice to shift with. So easy and quick to micro-adjust a shift. Shiny & sparkly, too. And I swear the bike is 15% faster now!

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