Re: dumb chainring questions

[Tom Sherman]

Nate Nagel wrote:
> [...]
> What's so magical about Surlys anyway? Looking on their web site they
> look all right, but the components aren't as flashy as some more
> mainstream brands. Obviously there must be something about them that
> works because people buy them, but what is it? Is it kind of a low-key,
> Dodge Dart-like competence (please, don't be offended, my ex had a '69
> Valiant and I loved that car even if nobody else did) or something else
> that I'm missing?
>
Watch out for Peterbilt 281 tanker trucks!

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[Nate Nagel]

Tom Sherman wrote:
> Nate Nagel wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> What's so magical about Surlys anyway? Looking on their web site they
>> look all right, but the components aren't as flashy as some more
>> mainstream brands. Obviously there must be something about them that
>> works because people buy them, but what is it? Is it kind of a
>> low-key, Dodge Dart-like competence (please, don't be offended, my ex
>> had a '69 Valiant and I loved that car even if nobody else did) or
>> something else that I'm missing?
>>
> Watch out for Peterbilt 281 tanker trucks!
>

That's fictional. The darn things never overheat, far more plausible
would be a burned up ballast resistor, but you can fix that with a paper
clip and a shop rag

nate

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