Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Buying high quality modern tires are MUCH better than those from a couple of decades ago. Nonetheless, it is always worth considering whether one can build the better .
In the OPs defense, this may not be such a bad assignment. If we were to apply the same concept to automobiles, a few decades ago, what might we target? Flat tires, poor starting from poor gas or water in the gas, burnt ignition points, low battery charge, broken fuel gauges so you run out of gas, over heating engines, etc. With cars and infrastructure built in the past decade or so, these issues have been almost forgotten due to products that, one by one, made cars and using cars more reliable. And, at the same time, improved performance.
Avoid the tendency to cling to status quo. "Why worry about ignition points? We have the tools to set em, even change em out on the side of the road. They're good for over 15,000 miles. What's the problem?"
Or look at electric cars: battery quality and life span, charging stations, maintenance procedures and trained personnel..........
So, from that perspective, what could be done to cycling?