Jan Heine wrote:
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> I am not saying that index shifting, 10-speed rear cassettes,
> clipless pedals and huge downtubes with correspondingly huge decals
> aren't nice - that is a matter of opinion. But to claim they make a
> difference in performance for a skilled rider?
Improvements in the bike year by year for the past 100+ years have been made in _exceedingly_ small increments, but to say they have made no "difference in performance for a skilled rider" flies in the face of the race results in my opinion Jan.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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