Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

Or in other words 99% of active sport cyclists even those who owned those so called vintage bikes when they were new, if still cycling ride modern bikes. Some may still own a collectors piece and put in the odd mile but if a serious ride is done it’s done on a modern bike. It’s not some conspiracy just like a modern car is vastly superior to one built in the 70’s.

Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

Regardless each one of the areas you mentioned are vastly inferior to modern technology. Brakes to tires there is absolutely no comparison or advantage to vintage equipment other than simplicity. But when factoring in the extreme reliability of modern tech even that supposed advantage is eliminated.