Originally Posted by
manapua_man
Lets face it, this site is hardly a good representation of what we're likely to encounter in the real world.
IRL the only time I ever really interact with anyone that even has a custom bike is at larger organized events.
It'd be amusing to see what a poll regarding DT shifters etc. on this site looks like though.
I took one of my rare, out-of-area, urban "errand" rides yesterday on my mostly-stock 1985 Peugeot PH501 road bike (with a thick "rope"-style lock Velcro'd onto the top- and seat-tubes). Despite the smoky conditions, I saw a few relatively casual-looking riders out riding older road bikes
with DT shifters.
One guy I saw practically sprinting away from a stop light, gaining distance on the accelerating cars while shifting what looked like old friction levers.
That was my view of the "real world" yesterday at least.