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Last Post 11/11/2021 07:33 AM by Evgeni Berzin. 21 Replies.

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08/31/2021 05:11 PM
I only see one next (and final) road bike purchase in my future, You just did it again.....these words together make ZERO sense. There is no such thing. There is ALWAYS another bike purchase....always!!!

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

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08/31/2021 05:40 PM
gotcha (haha) ... but you're confusing road bike purchase and bike purchase. I see lots of Dutch bike style riding in my future (haha). With or without e-assist LOL. And perhaps a handlebar basket? Huck - you executed the 1x purchase too soon. In my estimation 1x becomes useful at 14-speed rear. That aside, having pizza plate sized rear cogs is so ugh.

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08/31/2021 05:57 PM
I noticed on FB that it was nine years ago I built up my Masi road bike w/ 11v Chorus and 3T wheels. I sold off the wheels and replaced them with something less aggressive (read: Deep) a year or so after I got built up the bike. No plans to replace it until it breaks. Guys I ride with are on bike #3, 4, or 5 since I got mine. Granted I bought two cross bikes, two mountain bikes, and two tandems since then but still... same road bike.

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08/31/2021 06:46 PM
I agree with OC. Except his observation about form over function. Well Maybe no. Well then again. https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=13QJ41bJ9R8&feature=emb_title

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08/31/2021 09:10 PM
Dale, my newest reaches 10 years in December. (No plans to replace it until it breaks. Now if I could only live that long ...)

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09/01/2021 09:28 AM
Ultegra 12 speed is $1000 less and weighs 300g more.

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11/11/2021 07:33 AM
The 12-speed is what, exactly? An extra gear that some feel they will not be able to live without? Big whoop. It is clear that on the weight savings side of things, it is becoming an issue of diminishing returns. On the technology side, I don't care for any of it-electronic shifting, disc brakes, integrated blah blah blah, tubeless wheels, etc. And the four arm spiders that suffered so many failures in the last iteration of Dura Ace didn't leave me with great confidence going forward, and here they are back again.