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Old 02-11-21 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Barchettaman
Vintage steel and a modern drivetrain is the best of all worlds.

Others may disagree.

They’re right too.
Nice zombie.

Old bike parts can be sucky because they have 40 years of wear on them.
And in some cases "they don't make them like they used to", and that's a good thing. E.g. Cars, certain stems, many lugged carbon fibre bikes.
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