At 03:07 PM 11/30/2005, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>Mark Stonich wrote:
> > Sheldon's right about the direction only mattering WRT trouser cuffs...
>
>Why would you let your cuffs get that close to the cotter pin nuts along
>with the chainring teeth in the first place!? Learned that's not a good
>idea when I was seven and started rolling up my trouser cuff so it
>wouldn't happen again (no not catching my cuff, but catching hell from
>Mom for tearing my trousers).
Chuck, All of my bikes with cotters have proper chainguards (trouser guards?) and of course mudguards.
I suppose when I get my RRA Moderne on the road next year, I'll start rolling up my trouser cuffs like a 7 year old.
In fact, for that one bike, I may as well install the cotters up-side-down (backwards?)
Mark Stonich
Minneapolis Minnesota
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