Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
+1.
My favorite bikes are the ones with old lugged steel frames and Campy 10sp triple drivetrains, complete with Ergo levers, SPDs and dual-pivot brakes (Tektros because of reach requirements). I also have a couple Eroica/Cino compliant bikes and I agree with you - they are fun to ride, but not as much fun as the ones with more modern. components.
Where I personally draw the line is at four-arm cranksets. I started off thinking they were ugly as sin. I thought I might get used to them over time. Hasn't happened and I don't think it will. But that's just me.
Also, I will never ride a wheel with fewer than 32 spokes, both because of my (large) size and because of the aesthetics. And if I break a spoke on a ride (which happens waaaaay less often than it did BITD), I don't want the rim deforming so much that I can't ride home. Again, that's just me.
So ride what you like and don't worry about whether I am judging you. I probably am, but I'll keep my mouth shut - mostly.
Like this?
BTW, that's NOT a 4-arm crankset. Just so you know.
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