Originally Posted by
PlatyPius
Do you prefer true classics to new ones?
No, I don't. I like a lugged frame bike. I really don't care when it was made. You really can't tell the difference between either of my Waterfords and any seventies/eighties bikes owned by forum members. They're made the same way and look basically the same.
Originally Posted by
PlatyPius
Basically, do you like vintage bikes for their design (which some new ones share) or is it the vintage-ness itself that attracts you?
I prefer a vintage looking frame with modern components. Indexed shifting and dual pivot brakes are the biggest improvements ever made in cycling. Other than those 2 improvements everything else the industry foisted upon us as an improvement were weight reductions. Which aren't bad but really didn't do much. A high quality steel frame is about a pound heavier than AL. WOW, that's a huge reduction in weight. Most of us could loose more than that by cutting out beer.