Not sure if I'm a bit late on with this link.
As someone whose riding has spanned various frame materials and equipment fads over the years I found this article highly amusing if ill-informed (and badly written but that's by the by)
http://road.cc/content/news/237514-retr ... -britannia
The rider/writer seems very unadaptable and have little understanding of bike setup and gearing options from any period.
Richard
'Retro' steel vs 'Modern' article
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Re: 'Retro' steel vs 'Modern' article
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:09 pm
In same boat, re the equipment fads (so much changes and yet is still the same old stuff).WyvernRH wrote:Not sure if I'm a bit late on with this link.
As someone whose riding has spanned various frame materials and equipment fads over the years I found this article highly amusing if ill-informed (and badly written but that's by the by).....
Still, ignoring the talking muppet on the video, is nice to see pre-'87 frames in motion.
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Re: 'Retro' steel vs 'Modern' article
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:17 pm
I tripped over the extended version of the video after watching the short version:
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Re: 'Retro' steel vs 'Modern' article
Postby uart » Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:34 pm
LOL. I don't know where he got the idea that you aren't allowed to use comfortable bar tape or anything wider than 23c on an older bike. That is quite bizarre.WyvernRH wrote: The rider/writer seems very unadaptable and have little understanding of bike setup and gearing options from any period.
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I did really like his analogy about riding one of these old bikes though - that after a while it becomes "just like riding a bike". You don't say? Look, I'm a just simple soul, that sounds a bit too abstract a concept for me.
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