Originally Posted by Bklyn
I love my 1982 Lotus Legend. But I was wondering what its modern equivalent would be in a bike store today? Lugged steel frame, Shimano 600 groupset, Belt/Fujita leather saddle, presta-drilled alloy rims, SR bars. . . . It wasn't top-of-the-line, but a nice bike, I think. I think it weighed 18 pounds at the time. Any ideas? Or does nobody pay attention to bikes after 1990 in here?
Kind've hard game to play, because it is like comparing apples and oranges. Technology has advanced too much to do a straight, meaningful comparison.
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