I get it; sorry, Hugh, I misunderstood. Yes, headset adjustment is rarely needed for either type once done correctly.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 8:20 AM Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > Which is to say, headsets very seldom need to be adjusted. Which indeed > is Hugh's point: you may size time adjusting, but since you do it so > infrequently in the big picture the savings are inconsequential. > > It's the same thing with coding: you optimize code in an inner loop, that > executes a lot, not code that executes only once each time the program runs. > > > On 4/15/19 10:12 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Frequency? All the threadless headsets I've owned kept their adjustment at > least as well as all the threaded ones I've used; and setting pre-load is > far easier than setting bearing load on a threaded system and keeping it > set while tightening the locknut. > > Patrick: threadless systems certainly have their disadvantages -- largely > that it's harder to adjust bar height -- but overall they are a heck of a > lot easier to adjust than threaded ones. > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 9:49 PM hugh flynn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The ease of adjustment for threadless stems is indeed so great that it is >> astounding how hard it can be to describe properly... >> >> That said, the gains offered by simplicity are offset by the frequency >> with which one has to do it. For all the claimed complexity of threaded >> headset adjustmemt, one doesn't have to fiddle with headset preload when >> changing or adjusting a quill stem. >> >> Hugh "net gain is null" Flynn >> Newburyport, MA >> -- >> > > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
