Alf was a demon on the bike, but riding down the middle of a busy dual carriageway is going to skew results. It is why people went to those courses and I know you still have to pedal and breathe, but assistance is assistance.
I remember testers scoffing at times set by particular riders, on the...
If the bike was of some kind of serious importance historically then best efforts should be made to use period and manufacturer correct items , but otherwise nobody should care a jot.
If they do get their knickers in a twist about it then point at some things in life that are waaaaaaaay more...
Here we go again, and now it's another clickbait video, put together by some pointless clown who believes he is cyclings Bernstein or Woodward , full of very old news that nobody gives a sh!t about.
Sounds like you are a bit burnt out. Maybe it is time to put your tools down and have a couple of days, or a week, of not playing with the bike.
Hopefully, after a break, you can go back to it with a fresh mind and it will feel like fun again. Sometimes we just need to step back and see what...