Originally Posted by
Ironfish653
There's a very vocal cohort on this site who believe that bicycle tech peaked sometime around 1987; The only worthwhile frames are lugged steel, integrated shifters and clipless pedals are just a marketing excercise by the bike mfgrs to get you to upgrade, carbon bikes explode, and flat handlebars are unrideable except for genetic mutants and those who have fallen from the One True Way
There is also a very vocal cohort on this site who believe that bicycle tech pre-2012 is downright dangerous, that steel is too heavy and slow as a frame material to use, that hidden cables actually improve aero gains in spite of an amateur with 28+bmi riding the bike, and integrated cockpits are a benefit for amateurs that store their bike on a hook and ride once every couple weeks.
Posters actually do claim they will only ride with discs now and that rim brakes are dangerous. Somehow people willingly and happily rode those routes for years, but nevermind that. People actually think a 2# bike weight difference will matter over 40mi when ridden by some amateur that puts out 160w on average. Thats just comical. People actually think that fully hidden cables will improve their aerodynamics in any meaningful way, even though they average 15mph.
Once again- there are really extreme and delusional people who hold some comically absurd views and both ends of a spectrum are filled with them.