pls mention to pic rel that quill stems and old platform pedals suck
>>1204544>>1204544>new school flat pedalgamechanger, old style flats are horrible
>dropperno need for my mtb needs- its a long way up, long way down so they are a meme for me, but for others they might be usefull
>>1204582>The stupid Fred bike industry came out with the "short hood brake caliper" that often cannot accommodate tires wider than 25mm or 26mm for no good reason other than to pretend they are more racyhow about proper braking with no flex unlike those weak long reach calipers, seriously, if you are considering long reach calipers just go discs.
>>1204676>most brake levers are definitely worse since brake arms have improved>old brake levers combined with new brake arms is almost over poweredreally? can I get more info on this? old brake levers flex less?
>>1204676>double Pump Head is the worst of allyep, all made out of shitty plastic offcourse and last 2 years max, even higher end ones.
I dont see much improvement of modern plastic pumps compared to old SKS Renn design not to mention that "modern" are built in a throwaway system with unservicable proprietary parts (Lada Niva VS Modern Audi).
