If vintage relates to being older and taking more time, effort and money to replace something, I am surely vintage. During my ride today, I was thinking about 2021 nearing it's end, I realized, when it rolls over to 2022, I will be in the 71st year in which I have lived. When I was in my teens and 20's, when someone was in the 70's, that was really old. Then I thought about how fortunate I am in so many ways. In regards to bikes, I love vintage and classic looking road bikes, but to ride them, I prefer more modern components. I have a Fuji Ace that has DT levers and I hardly ever ride it. The shifters are a definite factor in that. Until last year, using DT levers did not bother me.