Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
...caught a guy on a modern bike with brifters....
I'm new to brifters the last couple years.
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I went through a couple of bikes of similar vintage, actual "10-speeds"
That '72MBGR's came as a 10-speed, 2023 saw me going to x3 up front.. Hills here take more teeth than the original pair of rings could muster!
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
...finally bought a new carbon bike.
My '23 CF SL-7's got 'brifters. So does the '26 Al Diverge I bought late last year. I'm liking them both a lot!
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I built a rain bike though I don't ride in the rain much anymore.
I haven't much either, but I hung a pair of Specialized DryTech 52mm fenders on the Diverge, so I may stretch my horizons a little this coming season.