Low end groupsets are there for a purpose and seem to keep bikes to a price point. Groupset is cool if it is congruent with the frame....so a cheap frame looks fine with a cheap groupset but would look ridiculous with full XTR or Campag. Similarly, a rare as hen's teeth handbuilt steel frame...
Use as commuter on the S-Works
I've got these front and rear on the S-Works and haven't changed them in over 10 years. They are starting to crack a little but still useable in the dry dust and great for commuting. The larger volume helps once off the Boris superhighways and onto the back...
New here to posting but have been checking out the site for a for a little while. Have got back onto the bike as a result of taking my daughter to nursery and then commuting on to work. Felt compelled to register after seeing the same S-Works frame as mine entered into BOTM. Used to ride...