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young_gun
@vpCogworks
Visiting my parents atm, which includes checking on old bikes and trying new ones.
Sora 3400 is still atrociously shit, but Claris R2000 is surprisingly adequate. I mean, you can still feel the cheapness, but it's a lot better, shifting's more crisp and the STI ergonomics are much nicer. Hidden cables too. I might opt in for R2000 brifters on the Marin later on, if I don't find the downtube shifting good enough.
The B'twin roadie still holds up well, even though it's 11 years old and has seen a lot of use and abuse. Should make a nice fix-up project later on, hopefully during the winter I can start working on it.
The Rockhopper is still going strong, my dad commutes on it every day. Same goes for the Merida, my mom loves it, but it could use some slick tyres instead of the knobbies. Also it has some cool swept back bars and a TIG welded stem on it since the pic was taken.