Anyone else gone ALL RETRO ?

[MADJEZ]

I have just flogged the modern Carrera (great price) so I now have a fully retro fuly GT fleet !!

Anyone else got rid of their modern stuff completely ?
Any pitfalls to running old gear fulltime ?

 

[Barneyballbags]

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on which way you look at it!), my current financial situation (ie. skint!) means that I'm all retro too.

All 1 of my bikes are pre 1993

Saying that, if I managed to save up a good chunk of money to spend on a bike, I'd ALWAYS look at going retro first. You just get so much more fun for your money!

 

[lewis1641]

my 2010 inbred has just gone on ebay leaving me with a full fleet of all old bikes.

sadly the newest is 1999 which by my own definition isnt retro. but some would say it is. so yes and no from me

 

[mikee]

keeping my carbon zaskar ,but the rest is retro

 

[sfsr]

up until a few minutes ago I only owned Pre '90 but I have just agreed to buy a ride of '91 vintage

edit - in fact looking at the "other 2 wheeled vehicles" in the shed, there's nothing that's newer than '91

 

[Agency_Scum]

There's something quite exhilarating about giving up the more is better mentality of nine or ten cogs, disc brakes and smart suspension; I've done it myself. You've crossed a line that says the ( commercial ) world is WRONG. Avoiding the " traders " and " boutique " stuff you find you're still mountainbiking at your same, beloved, speed but at a fraction of the cost. LOVE IT!

 

[jimo746]

I've been fully retro for over a year now, since I sold my modern P7, I do miss it but you get a lot of bang for your buck with older mtb's, so I'm happy to have 2 or 3 older machines instead of one new spangly one

 

[cornholio's RC200]

Depends if you take my Pace as being retro, otherwise the others are.

 

[Rich Aitch]

All retro, as I've never had a "Modern bike". Well some of them were more modern when I brought them but apparantly time moves on...

 

[stumpjumper1990]

I only had a modern bike in 1990 when I bought my Stumpjumper. Last week I bought a Cannondale from 1998. That's my most modern bike at the moment! ...........