New Gruppo on older bikes

i love this idea - but no

this- he only did it to save weight.

In any case I wasn't saying you won't enjoy cycling with DT shifters or retro parts -just that I don't see why you would given the choice between that and a modern group? New stuff works so much better - and its not all ugly

I read he used them because you can microadjust better with DT shifters to avoid rub, I doubt it was to save weight because there was no weight limit in the tour when he was doing it...and the saving would be negligble.

I've noticed these days a lot of people shift too much, too early, etc. Sometimes I'll pass people on relatively flat terrain and then after they are behind me I'll hear them shifting up and down and back again while I stay in the same gear. I also notice people shifting way too soon going into a slight rise and losing momentum. Really the joy of london is that its not got many massive hills in it, that's why its perfect single speed / fixie territory...with dt shifters you grind a bit harder for a bit longer. Whilst i'm sure that might be an issue if you were in a race, in the real world its not a big issue.

I do own an sti bike as well as old steel, so i can accept the advantages of it...even if i do find myself reaching for air whilst trying to find the DT levers when its been a while since riding it.

Modern stuff can look beautiful but i think it looks beautiful when kept in context, out of context it looks a bit naff...There are some exceptions where they have the right look though, mainly campy stuff like athena even the alloy centaur isn't too bad.

Anyway to each their own.