Originally Posted by
63rickert
Let's see. You don't like single pivot brakes. You don't like rim brakes. Someone above is appalled by pad holders that lack orbital adjustment. Cable routing as it was done for the first ninety years is functionally impossible. Basically none of you can live happily with toe clips. Tubular tires are bad tires. Quill stems are bad. Narrow handlebars are bad. Friction shifting was evil. Downtube shifting is bad. Freewheels and the hubs they come with are bad.
What's left? Why do you bother with C&V?
I'll just mention that this thread topic is likely to invite responses from people who have decided to not use certain C&V technologies. So you shouldn't assume everyone in this forum has abandoned C&V.