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Originally Posted by CheGiantForLife

Is a consumer better off riding a 1978 steel road bike that's maintainable with simple tools I bought 40 years ago? Is much of the recent "innovation" is a bad bargain for anyone not pushing a competitive racing edge. Eg, Is carbon anything as an anti-feature. ?

Define "better off".

Also, why do people keep talking about going faster as something you only need/want to do if you're racing?

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