>>990240We've got a retro-grouch here.
>Electric shifting Something for elite riders. They like it so good whoppie-do
>Disk brakesLast longer, brake better, brake better in shit weather, brake better with mud on rims, don't wear out rims, don't heat up rims, don't slip into tires and blow them out
>Carbon fiberGot a bad wrap (lul, get it?) at the beginning, now the technology is way better understood. The new Boeing 777x has a by and large carbon fiber hull. It's the way of the future, just watch.
>Disc WheelsOnly ever intended for elite racers on the track. They actually do work pretty nicely in those circumstances.
>Drive trains with much more than a dozen speedsIt doesn't hurt anything, and elite riders like it so I don't see anything wrong. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's worthless.
>Rear suspensionsMuh hard tailz. Try doing a modern Down Hill mtb course, there's no way they could be finished at all without good rear suspension. It'd snap old bikes in half.
>One extra oneNew steel alloys, lighter, more options for flexibility/stiffness/corrosion resistance. Even you could get behind this one.
I mean, if you want to talk about reliability I hear there's some penny farthings still banging around. No drive trains, no suspension, no fancy gears, no pneumatic tires- it's a dream!
