>>1749857It looks better with the wide aero profile modern allum/carbon tubing, frames are so big they can't stand to have doodads tacked on the exterior of them anymore. This isn't good or bad it's just the nature of the different materials.
Whereas with traditional narrow uniform steel tubing, cables make the look of the bike, bikes are charming in large part because they're extremely mechanically elegant straightforward and obvious machines, how they work is apparent by looking at them, and they are simple versions of themselves.
