Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
C&V bicycles vs modern bikes: I was looking at rims last night. A pair of road rims was $2,000. So, yeah, I will continue to ride and maintain my C&V cycles for as long as I live.
This is really questionable thinking to me.
You saw some incredibly expensive modern rims and decided that c&v is the way to go due to cost?
There are $70 modern rims that are extremely good. So for under $150 you have a set of welded rims that compared to 30+ year old rim designs are stronger, more comfortable, and easier to keep true due to design shape.
I could look up some prices of near NOS Campy CR or SR components and declare based on the cost that I will continue to ride and maintain my modern bikes due to...cost.
There is expensive product that's modern and also that's older. Similarly, there is affordable quality that's modern and also that's older.