Old school vs New School

[Cois]

Got my road bike out of storage Saturday.  Still have a 7 speed RSX system on it.

Now I am thinking of upgrading my gear system to a 8 - 10 speed system.

Do you think it is worth it to upgrade or should I keep to old school and see the disgust of they guys with their dura system that I can drop on hills?

 

[niterider]

It'll probably be cheaper to replace the whole bike than do the upgrade. But I'm sure you could have a lot of fun dropping people on their carbon wonder-bikes in the mean time. 

[Cois]

I must confess that it has a carbon fork. 

I will be able to drop about 25 gram on the bike by replacing the cable housing.  My brother took the shortcut way when he assembled the bike.

And I need to get a new rear wheel as well seeing that my Vector Pro broke its hub.

 

[racman]

If it has a carbon fork and STI's it is hardly "old school" Cois - probably circa around 1999-2000 or so hey ?

 

IMHO no-one will really notice that you have 7spd.

 

Now an old  steel forked (the more "forked" the better ) frame with downtube shifters is another story completely !!!!

[Cois]

Sorry should hae said older school.

The frame is a 2006 Giant TCR something.

Gears are from a 1998 Giant Peleton.

All the carbon bits on the bike screams new school, but that is just for my back and hands.