08-29-2014, 10:28 AM
70s bikes with 70s suspension and 70s brakes were just fine,,,,back in the 70s. Today's rider would undoubtedly find them a bit underwhelming.
I got rid of my last 70s era bike in the 90s and haven't looked back. Having ridden continuously for 30 something years, I've experienced the improvements as they came along and wouldn't really want to go back.
Although those mid 70s K bikes are still as beautiful as they were back then, it would be a mistake to expect anything close to 21st century power, handling or braking. Bikes from that era are pretty crude when compared to anything sold in the last decade.
I got rid of my last 70s era bike in the 90s and haven't looked back. Having ridden continuously for 30 something years, I've experienced the improvements as they came along and wouldn't really want to go back.
Although those mid 70s K bikes are still as beautiful as they were back then, it would be a mistake to expect anything close to 21st century power, handling or braking. Bikes from that era are pretty crude when compared to anything sold in the last decade.