No. If you were the kind of rider that would be able to go noticeably quicker on a modern bike, someone would be paying you to ride a bike they gave you and following you in a van every time you went for a ride.
That would be pretty much every rider here ... Any Componentry Pre - 1999 which especially if it is geared is complete crap in terms of performance compared to modern mid range stuff of today.
That would be pretty much every rider here ... Any Componentry Pre - 1999 which especially if it is geared is complete crap in terms of performance compared to modern mid range stuff of today.