Just got one of these.
>https://kross.pl/esker-1-0-szary-grafitowy-polysk
What's worth upgrading?

In general I prefer older road bikes with rim brakes, exposed cables, mechanical shifting, tubes, weight > aero etc. The modern disk brake bikes just don’t make sense to me. I don’t hate them, if I lose my rim brake bikes and can’t purchase another or parts for my bikes, I won’t stop riding, I will buy a modern bike. But I have never ridden a modern bike. I can’t rent it here and I have no friends with one to borrow. So, sometimes I wonder - are they really that bad as the rim brake enthusiasts make them to be? I mean, majority of the bike riders out there are on modern bikes and they do not complain, they seem happy with their bikes, so bad could they be? So if somebody who has ridden a lot both - which is really the better option and is there even a better option or both are just fine?
I do ride XC MTB as well and my MTB is with disk brakes, tubeless, electronic shifting. So, I am familiar with the technology, I like it on my MTB (minus the e-shifting, but that’s how the bike came), but I still think these are not right for the road. But since I haven’t tried, I don’t know. So, am I right it my assumptions or am I missing out and people that are bashing the modern bikes are just contrarians?

>ride bike on road
>those stupid selfish cyclists disrupting traffic

>ride bike on sidewalk
>those stupid selfish cyclists trying to run over pedestrians

>advocate for bike lanes so everyone gets their way
>those stupid selfish cyclists wasting our tax dollars making everything about themselves

There are jackass cyclists like there are jackass motorists and jackass pedestrians. Yet we get the hate because we’re trying to be both economically and environmentally efficient while getting to places as soon as possible?

>t. a cyclist who uses the sidewalk because there are no bike lanes, people hardly use sidewalks, and i don’t wanna risk car accidents

Comparative Classification of the Modern Recreational Cyclist though Consumption and Subculture
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https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/
Previously thread >>2079062

Should a city the size of Toronto have more, less, or about the same amount of rapid transit?

A thread to talk about this integral component.

Along with tyres a saddle is perhaps the most impactful upgrade you can make to a bike in terms of delivering immediate and noticeable improvements to comfort and ride quality.

I'll kick things off with a Brooks related question. Can anyone identify picrel?

It has B66 Champion stamped on the side, and is fitted with the old fashioned sprung dual rail system. However, the B66 has a width of 205 mm, whereas this saddle is 175 mm. More like a B17 on top. A conundrum indeed.

THEY GOT IT ALL BLOCKED OFF

This couple died today.
You wanna know where and how? Enter here.

Why don't cyclists know how to turn?