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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 2,249
Bikes: 1964 Legnano Roma Olympiade, 1973 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Peugeot PR10, 2002 Specialized Allez, 2007 Specialized Roubaix, 2013 Culprit Croz Blade
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I love my vintage steel, I love my bar end friction shifters, sort of OK with the old school centerpulls. That being said, I also love my carbon, love my Di2 and disc brakes too. There is room in my garage for all of it. I dont get why you have to be for one or the other. Do you go to a buffet and only eat green peas? I have 6 bikes with 5 different shifting mechanisms. I sometimes smile when I reach to the "bar ends" on my Di2, or try to wiggle the brake levers to shift the old school steel bikes. It makes me a little skitzo, but I'm enjoying every mile. Just ride, its all good. 😀