Originally Posted by pseudobrit
Good idea.
I'm also going to throw away my component group controls and just wrap the cables around my handlebar to acheive the proper settings, ride in nothing but tighty whities and use solid rubber tires.
While some components are needed, others are simply "too new" and "untested" as far as I'm concerned. An example? I'll give you two:
1) Front derailleur - unneeded, simply a ploy creating by marketing geeks to increase profit. Solution, reach down and flick the chain with your finger.
2) Pneumatic tires - who came up with this joke? And their spokemen is the marshmallow man from Ghostbusters..? puhlease. Rivendell is coming out with a sweet set of wooden tires in '06.