I would say "it's funny how OBVIOUS dream metaphors are, isn't it?" but it's possible not everyone would get as much out of a dream about friction shifters vs indexed shifters as I did.
I'm glad to know the names for those two shifting systems now. It looks like bikes have come a long way since I last rode one, but I always preferred the friction shifters. Index shifters never seemed to line up quite right. OTOH, my index shifters sometimes shifted by themselves . . .
probably in all cases I needed to know how to better maintain a bicycle.
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Date: 2011-06-07 02:31 pm (UTC)I'm glad to know the names for those two shifting systems now. It looks like bikes have come a long way since I last rode one, but I always preferred the friction shifters. Index shifters never seemed to line up quite right. OTOH, my index shifters sometimes shifted by themselves . . .
probably in all cases I needed to know how to better maintain a bicycle.