Joined: May 2012
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From: The old Northwest Coast.
Bikes: 1973 Motobecane Grand Jubilee, 1981 Centurion Super LeMans, 2010 Gary Fisher Wahoo, 2003 Colnago Dream Lux, 2014 Giant Defy 1, 2015 Framed Bikes Minnesota 3.0, several older family Treks
Funny, my Ergo levers are 9 speed and because my FSA octalink crankset is old and cranky I'm debating what to do. Go 10 speed? Have Branford rebuild the shifter & convert? Switch BB68 to outboard? Go compact or triple? Make it more Campy than cannibal gruppo? Switch out front deraileur for a compact or triple? Keep 9 rear dr cause it can go 10....And $$$ cha ching. Then I look at new bikes and cha cha ching!
Suddenly I'm thinking is this '03 Colnago a C&V bike 'cause in 10 more years it'll be two decades old? During the STP guys would ride up to me and say, "hey..I used to have one of those", " and I'm thinking "wow" ten years is a long time. My gut sorta tells me that 9's & 10's will be "classic enough" that parts will be available. 6-8 could be a mix. Then there is always CL & Ebay.
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