Originally Posted by lung

Uh, you'd be grossly incorrect. I own a traditional steel Bianchi and more current, a 2006 GURU Carbon traditional geometry. I tried several sloping frames and found them all far less comfortable as well as aesthetically lacking in comparison. My question is valid. If the overwhelming consensus was a future filled with a bunch of sloping top tubes, compact geometry, and crazy curves... then I am looking to buy up some traditional frames and keep them for the future. Among that list is a Colnago C-50 and a Merlin Extralight. So, no... not a troll. A serious rider with a valid concern who values the opinions of "most" on this forum. Thanks for playing.