anyone race there retro mtbs?

[JamesM]

What sus fork can you buy new with less than 100mm travel these days?

Fox, Marzocchi, Manitou, Magura, x-fusion, DT all do 80mm travel forks.

Fair enough. Couldn't find DT or Fox in 80mm though. 80mm is still too long, 65mm is where its at

 

[dyna-ti]

Yes. Why not? Better than any modern

Happy 20k posts. Too bad it had to be nonsense.

I don't post here much because of statements like these. I'm not intending to this to be the final word on this argument

Then why start it :?

 

[JamesM]

Modern XC hardtails are too high at the front!!! What sus fork can you buy new with less than 100mm travel these days? Only one I can think of is the RS SID.

You just answered your own question?

You may prefer a lower longer setup likely achieved with some stem and bar adjustments. But that doesn't mean that setup is better.

Not sure how I answered my own question.

If the forks are too long it's hard to get the front end low enough even when running stems upside down and flat bars etc.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

So now it's a crime on this forum to express a personal opinion huh?

Jeez! :roll:

 

[tintin40]

So now it's a crime on this forum to express a personal opinion huh?

Jeez! :roll:

Only if the person doesn't like it Kids

 

[tintin40]

Vintage bikes are fun to ride. Like singlespeeds (I can only assume), poor brakes, bad tires, suspect shifting adds an element to my rides that I don't find on my modern bikes. This is the reason I ride my vintage bikes... because they underperform.[/quote

A bad workman always blames his tools

Nothing wrong with my 'tools' or my bikes both are excellent racers. Perhaps it's you who can't set up your bikes correctly and can't race them??

 

[Huelse]

Last weekend I did a little mountain time trial here in Germany.

 

[speedplay]

My old race bike cripples me now if I ride it for more than an hour
The bike is still as fast as it ever was, but my body doesn't like the position anymore.
I do still ride my old bikes and do enjoy them but the riding I do these days is mostly trail centres and on either the prophet or whyte now.

I'm thinking about racing again but it will be on my 146 with a bit more air in the back end or even locked out.

Although I do love the older stuff I have, I'd be hard pressed to choose it over the newer stuff I have to race on.

 

[mass199]

Vintage bikes are fun to ride. Like singlespeeds (I can only assume), poor brakes, bad tires, suspect shifting adds an element to my rides that I don't find on my modern bikes. This is the reason I ride my vintage bikes... because they underperform.[/quote

A bad workman always blames his tools

Nothing wrong with my 'tools' or my bikes both are excellent racers. Perhaps it's you who can't set up your bikes correctly and can't race them??

Sorry tintin, this was not meant at you.

I got my quotes wrong :roll: and was telling amybrook that his post is tosh and his tools might not be as good as ours

 

[bwhsh8r]

Litespeed Obed 1999 with Look Fournales fork.