It's been awhile since we bash...er hashed over carbon/aluminum/steel and modern/classic bikes.
And that is good, so NO, this is not another one of those threads.

I know full well some members have added a modern bike, or two or three, to the stable. However, I know of very few who have not kept the classic bug alive and well, and infectious, no matter their infidelity.

So, I'll update and confess. It's no longer DADT on alumicarbon fun in the RT garage....

I have acquired 3 modern bikes in the last year, and only 2 steel C&V. gads.

I have not stopped the classic train wreck, though: 6, with 1 pending/likely.
I'm at the point where I try to build a decent enough bike that I won't give it up.

So spill it, birds. Sing like canaries.
Tell us about the subtle, and maybe not so subtle, changes in direction, if any.
If you've "stayed the course.." then let us know that, too.

This will save the NSA the trouble of scanning our posts, eh?