Vintage looks, contemporary performance

http://www.fredericgrappe.com/media/revues/manipvelo.pdf

"FROM THE OFF, there’s little doubt about which bike the riders prefer. “I had to fight the bike the whole way up the climb!” Jeannin gasps, looking rather wound up as he hands back the Pinarello. Subsequent riders get even more emotional. “It’s nil! Worth nothing! Zero!” spits Morgan Kneisky."

but yeah this article is about old steel bikes not modern ones.

awesome article. Interesting how they play the improvement of gear against supposed doping in attributing higher average speed.