So, I have a 2005 S-Works with 9 speed Dura Ace on my basement trainer as well as a Bianchi 928 and Colnago C50, both with Dura Ace 7800. All beautiful bikes and still super capable but definitely not as retro as my Joe Waugh, Concorde Squadra or the brace of Vitus 979 I have.
Sitting on the S-Works got me wondering where the crossover from retro to modern is. It can't be frame material - one Vitus is aluminum and one is carbon - but where or what is it?
I love my older bikes but they haven't been ridden since 2003. The new bikes are way nicer to ride (blasphemy!) and just as beautiful.
Really interested in other perspectives on this...
Sitting on the S-Works got me wondering where the crossover from retro to modern is. It can't be frame material - one Vitus is aluminum and one is carbon - but where or what is it?
I love my older bikes but they haven't been ridden since 2003. The new bikes are way nicer to ride (blasphemy!) and just as beautiful.
Really interested in other perspectives on this...