>>1877788For a hybrid/town bike there's not much sense in buying new but for a road bike it makes perfect sense unless you're on a very tight budget.
And now it is time for the same retrogrouches who were attacking "uncomfortable race bikes" for years to now turn around and say only care for comfort and if I was a REAL cyclist who knew how to ride I'd enjoy getting my ass pounded for hours by a "fistful of seatpost" and 120 PSI tires.
Oh also they same people who promote dutch bikes because they are more "inclusive" and easier for non-athletes and women to operate will now say that actually hydraulic disc road groupsets are unnecessary because REAL cyclists have ginormous hands with the grip strength of a professional athlete to stop effectively.
Cope all you want but the amount it's going to take to upgrade an antique to modern standards and still fall short isn't worth it to most people, those builds are for instagram not real life.
