Originally Posted by
Stucky
Sadly, that does seem to be the paradigm that a lot of people fall for- especially newbs....until they get to the point where they realize that they're just bicycles, and the equipment and gadgets really don't make that much difference. But I think such a modus operandi is limited to certain types of people- whereas I'd bet the majority of cyclists- especially those buying multi-thousand dollar bikes, are buying for the long-haul.
I know for myself, i wouldn't find things half as interesting if it weren't for classic & vintage bikes; and jusging by the popularity of the C&V boards here, I'd say I'm not alone. Sad thing is, with the current trends in manufacturing, the next generation is not going to have C&V bikes...unless they want to ride patched-up CF frames withy mangled BB30 shells and retro-fitted mechanical groupsets....but then what would be the point?
11-speed Chorus? Egads! That's so 2016! Now we know how the other half live!
Well 2015 Chorus actually, before that I built it with Centaur 10s '07. It'll probably get wireless Shimano next, Campag consumables are too damn expensive.
I still have my first and only CF frame hanging...A ridden-hard BMW-blue pre-corporate-sellout Kestrel Talon frameset from 2002. If I could sell it for any money worth the effort I might. Those Kestrels are probably going to be the only C&V carbon bikes ever, being remembered for being some of the first CF frames to hit it big-and they were built well enough to not have QC issues early/mid/long term....all the rest are flash in the pan one offs that were always "inferior" to the new paint and tube profiles that came the next year, or were noodles that liked to come apart.
Was after that bike I went to the Ti-side....but always BSA bottom brackets, funny thing I bespoked my Seven right after BB30 was unveiled and Seven raised an eyebrow when I said I wanted BSA
