milkbandit23

This will be wildly unpopular and I can't wait to feel the warmth of the downvotes.

In 2026 it's time to retire:

Rim brakes - they're a relic and every day a baby seal dies from having rim brakes on carbon wheels in the rain.

Tubes - These are a vintage source of deep misery. Stopping every other ride to change a tube because you ran over a small bump in the road is not a part of cycling anymore. Get some happy white goo in your rubber.

Black shoes - Only white shoes should be worn on road bikes. With white socks.

Carbon hate - It's just great. Comfort AND stiffness. That joyful feeling and that noise. There's nothing better. Hate of carbon is dead.

Bike Fit Skepticism - Seriously, be

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/may/01/cycling-notes-speeding-machines-and-rim-damage-cycling-1899

Quite funny how people 125 years ago were sceptical about rim brakes just like they recently have been about carbon frames, disc brakes and tubeless tyres.

https://amp.nine.com.au/article/e4c6b8c6-dcfc-4160-97d8-82fe5ee8e0c3

…Grech labelled the team's decision to run the No.1 on Hazelwood's car was "disgusting".

"The bloke that won the championship is the No.1 bloke," he told Wide World of Sports.

"It's totally disrespectful (to Kostecki)."

"…But my mail is the sponsor group wasn't told until the last minute about a dispute that had been going on for a while, and it caught them out."

"I've never seen anything like it in my life. Throughout my years in motorsport, I've seen disagreements and drivers move on, but this is bizarre.

"I feel for the sport, I certainly feel for Brodie and I feel for the fan base.

"It's a sad state of affairs