Old 08-12-22, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by iab
Ooooooooo... You going to try to see how thin the ice is again?

I honestly don't give 2 ***** about what's C&V. I see it more as watershed years. Large changes in the industry. I suppose they could be used as a definition, but again, I think debating it is silly. Of course the following is an approximation, plus or minus a couplethree years.

1887 - Pneumatic tires and safety bike.
1930 - Lug carving, use of aluminum, modern geometry, derailleurs
1951 - Parallel-o-gram derailleur, groupsets, paved roads
1983 - Indexing, clipless pedals, crabon fiber, aero

On the other hand, I know what isn't C&V. Blue bikes. They suck.
I should add,

2009 - Electronic shifting, power meters
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