Tosspot wrote:
On 1/13/19 11:21 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

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But I know I'm an oddball retrogrouch.

Lol. You could use that as a posting name :-)

But boy, when they start selling carbon fiber inner wires for shifters,
I'm jumping on those. And carbon fiber safety pins for keeping my pants
cuffs out of the chain. Think of the weight savings!** ;-)

See, there you go, I use velcro straps now because they are more
comfortable, and don't distort wrt to the traditional mild steel ones,
nobody foisted that on me, I can buy the old ones if I want, the velcro
ones are better.

Do you have a link for the CF ones...?

If I could find carbon fibre safety pins to keep your trouser cuffs out of
your chain, I'd buy them and send them to Frank, just to read the ensuing
rant. :-)