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. ?
Hmm. Spent weeks building up a Chorus 12 bike (requiring Campy "specialist" tools ... star wrenches ... hex wrenches ... hex curses). Spent a half hour assembling a Nuovo Record bike (you can use, like ... just wrenches). Both are lovely. You have a point.