Recently I took an old vintage frame from old scratched and beaten to super slick new bike with a 105 groupset. It is not the first time I have done this and it is a real pleasure to do each time. But each time it presents new challenges. This frame was in a good condition although the paint was in major need of work and it was also lacking any clear branding that I could find proper heritage for. This would normally cause problems with a restoration project as you need to be able to get the proper decals...

Dropper Posts, why did it take me so long to get one? The simple answer to this question is that I didn't think it would be worth the money and always found other things to buy. How wrong I was. For years friends of mine have been laughing at me for not having a dropper post on my all mountain bike and telling me how good they are. I would always just stop manually and change my post from peddling position to downhill position when I thought there would be enough of either up or down to make that move...