Originally Posted by
velopig
Lets see, our clothing was wool, chamois were actually made from deer hides, no carbon anything, brakes sucked, sucked even more when it rained, rims were soft and wore quickly, 5 in the back, down tube shifters, bearings needed repacking after a couple rain rides, headsets indexed all the time, tubulars were a pain in the ass, toe clips with goofy cleats that you nailed on the shoes, friction shifting, everything was heavy. I had some great times riding back in the day but will take the awesome developments with enthusiasm. These posts going on on how tough they were back in the day sound like guys reliving their heroic high school football careers.
Not one person in this thread has suggested or advocated that we all go back stone age of cycling technology...If you ever scrolled through the post your pic section in various sub forums you would also notice that there are still plenty of people who enjoy owning and riding their vintage bikes...There is absolutely no need to purchase a brand new bike every two years just to keep up with the trendy techno geeks.