Originally Posted by roadwarrior

Trust me on this...for those of us that rode for a paycheck, there comes a time when that Tom Boonen setup no longer works. My friends pretty much have the Hampsten setup, as do I. Spacers, stem turned up, but we can ride all day comfortably.

Whatever floats your boat. But then I've never much worried what my biked looked like. It had to be a setup for 25,000 miles pain free.

A lot of older guys ride steel...it is the most flexible of the three metals that are used for frame construction (steel, titanium, aluminum). However, I am still on carbon and aluminum.

Just remember....if you are a wuss, don't get old.