A feature or upgrade that you have to have now?

[choke]

Downtube shifter bosses.

As I've ridden my vintage bikes more often I've come to like using DT shifters more and more and I won't buy a frame that doesn't give me the opportunity to run them. I may not use them on every bike but I want the option.

[Seramount]

'have to have'...?

can't think of a single thing.

[jtakeda]

A water bottle that won’t get stolen

[vincenz]

Originally Posted by jtbadge

Round bend bars. I started on compact but got some Ritchey NeoClassics when I was doing a silver build. Now I can't go back - bars like these make shifting from the drops way easier with short fingers. As a plus there is a bigger difference in position from hoods to drops when compared to a compact shape.

Same here, I want to put the Ritchey neoclassic bar shape on all my bikes now. Handling feels so secure while in the drops and the hoods, while lower, feel way more comfortable as it matches the natural position of your wrist. Kind of rethinking the compact shape now with my other bikes.

[Mzilliox]

RIM BRAKES

[zmalwo]

Originally Posted by jtakeda

A water bottle that won’t get stolen

Where the h do you live that people steal your used bottle left and right? Or is it used to be a thing back in the days?

[benb]

Originally Posted by Gummee

Ya know... you CAN leave the phone at home.

...which is what I've been doing since 1997

M

Yah the problem with that is having a family.

Murphy's law dictates if I go for a ride without the phone a family emergency WILL happen.

So that's another nice thing about the Garmin, it flashes up who is calling or shows the text message, which means I usually don't have to pull over.

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by zmalwo

Where the h do you live that people steal your used bottle left and right? Or is it used to be a thing back in the days?

I was wondering the same thing?