Thread: Why are old bike parts so sucky?
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Old 12-05-17 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Why do we bother with these finicky downtube levers, brake calipers with questionable *********** qualities, and of course those derailleurs activated by persnickety wire cables? I feel like I'm stuck in the Stone Age!

Discuss.

EDIT: R e t a r d a t i o n is a bad word?

DD
It's not just the parts, it'the bike. You need one of these
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/s-...=240052-134294
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