Originally Posted by
ButchA
My main question: Is there anything wrong with keeping things "old school"?
No. There is nothing wrong with keeping it old school. Ride whatever machine makes you happy. Ride it the way that you like. Have fun. That's what matters.
That being said, I'm 56 and I ride modern bikes. One is steel and features more classic road racing geometry and looks, the other is carbon and is pretty well dialed for crits.