>>1667577> I love my steel bike but it's not perfect and if i had the budget i'd probably go for something more modern. Not to deter you from buying one but i just wish i would have known this when i bought mine.Thanks. Makes sense to me. I probably don't want to bother with it for now even if it's super appealing in its own way; it was more of an unrealistic thought of mine. But it's probably nice that it might force you to do more research about maintenance etc. with all the quirks of the old bike etc. I'm glad you came to love your bike!
I think I'll just bite the bullet and get myself an okay new bike, even if it may end up a bit costlier.
I'll ask the shop on advice if something like Stevens Stelvio might fit my needs, it's seems genuinely okay to my unqualified eyes. It has a shimano 105, an 11-speed 11-32 cassette, a 50-34 crankset, and also is like a kilo ligher than the Cannondales I've looked at in the same price range (which also seemed to have "inferior" cassettes, are heavier, and come with "worse" derailleurs).
https://www.stevensbikes.de/2021/index.php?bik_id=4&cou=DE&lang=en_US 