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@Alkali
"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft…As for me, give me a fixed gear!"
it's a bit fail to have it as a shiny sticker on your matt bike, but it is a classic quote
edit: He was 37 when he said this, so maybe feeling a bit in his old bones...