Originally Posted by
acidfast7
I want to know what you ACTUALLY did, in detail, otherwise it's irrelevant banter, which is OK but doesn't qualify you to discuss the matter (same as I like to bike with the old German tanks.)
"Old German tanks" and English (Raleigh equivalents) that gave far better service, for much longer, for much less money/mile, and much less maintenance costs and futzing about than your trendy hipster dream bike.