better is, as you know, subjective. i happen to enjoy friction shifting when i'm riding a multi-speed bike, especially the "new"
, hyperglide stuff. in the same way i prefer a two-seat sports car with a four speed manual. so i don't necessarily believe others are doing it better than, me. in fact, it's a winning situation for me.
and now i'm going to ride my 5-speed manual transmissioned motorcycle with a twin-v, air-cooled, carbureated, manually choked motorcyle engine out to do some maintenance on one of my other forms of outdated transportation, the horse.
believe me, my reasons for enjoying my leisure time are well thought out as anybody's. it's just that we all don't come to the same conclusions.