age of interest ?

[Chopper the ex Copper]

The poop chute in the UK is also vernacular for a persons fudge factory.

Those crazy Dutch!

 

[Charlieboy28]

For me i like the look of very early bikes from klunkers to midlate 80's bikes.

But I then seem to have settled on mid to late 90's bikes to build up, as I also like v brakes for any bike i ride regularly, some half decent ahead system suspension up front and im not to fussed about period correct.

Although i understand it was possibley inferior to earlier groupsets, i do just love the look of M737/9 stuff.

The 97ish bikes are a lot more forgiving on the eye if you hang modern tat on them too.

But then im happy to be a pleb and RB welcomes and caters for all.

 

[Nader]

..
have we left the 80's ?

I hope not! late 80's early to mid 90's remains for me the pioneering years of MTB sport ..and this will not change, in the next 100 years, not!

 

[mikee]

This is the old "should we move the cutoff date?" thread in disguise isn't it...

damm ,youv'e foiled my cunning disguise

just been noticing a lack of 80's bikes of late thats all
i suppose in retro terms the mid -late 90's was when bikes became
more competent ,so are still viable in a day out with mates on modern stuff , and a bit less precious

 

[Neil]

Personally I like looking at bikes from the late 80s, the look of bikes from the early 90s, and to ride, bikes from the mid 90s - but that's just me...

 

[mikee]

can't argue that neil

can we see more 80 stuff then ?

 

[legrandefromage]

1993 backwards - after that it was just a cynical marketing exercise...

 

[mikee]

corporate is i think the word

 

[dyna-ti]

About 30

5'10" minimum

 

[KDM]

We haved moved more to early 90's but I think it's more to do with plenty of them around where as that's not so much the case for 80's bikes