Originally Posted by
RobbieTunes
1-you don't tell him that.
2-he buys an Ironman.
3-he rides it.
4-he then: a-forgets about what he thought he wanted and b-keeps it, and buys another.
It's hard to dominate the bike world when people keep saying the right things.
I know you gave good advice, but we must stay the course.....
The Centurion Ironman is a great bike. I reach for mine all of the time and rides every bit as well as my "nicer" Italian machines...Tange tubing feels real nice. To your point, I acquired an old Guerciotti w/ friction DT shifters, and I thought I'd never get used to 'em. In time, I've come to like them more than indexed shifting...
The anachronism of older mechanical equipment adds to the fun (& to add: less parts, less things go wrong, easier to fix,...)
Christian