Originally Posted by
Andy_K
But the thing I realized today was that my biggest complaint is that he wasn't doing the comparison I wanted him to do. I also realized that I have the bikes to do the comparison myself. I want to see a comparison of three bikes: (1) a vintage bike with a more-or-less period correct build, but gearing that more closely matches modern expectations, (2) a vintage frame built with more-or-less modern components, and (3) a modern frame that's not a "super bike" but has minor improvements over the stock componentry of a cheap bike. Here are my three candidates:
That's sort of what I did two summers ago. Took out all the various bikes in their different configurations and showed there wasn't much of a difference in what they could all do under an average rider. Earlist was mid 80's latest mid 2000's. Has steel, aluminum and carbon fiber frames in the mix. 6 speed DT up to 11 speed STI/ERGO shifting. Weights ranging from the lastest at under 16 lbs to the heaviest that was over 23 lbs.
Fun little test that I enjoyed doing. Informal as all heck but hey, it's all about having fun. All ran over the same basic route.