Twozaskars
Retro Guru
Orange Five.
That is all.
That is all.
Do you notice extreme negative views of none retrobikers when you say you are trying to work with an older bike?
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Totoro
Senior Retro Guru
Took my newly acquired 97 Zaskar (bought off here) to my LBS today as I didn't have the correct tools for the job, annoyingly I do have some Park Tool stuff on order but it wont be here for a week or two, I'd have still been short a couple of tools to do all the jobs anyway.
The staff loved my bike and said they wished they only worked on retro stuff, they had an old Kona in for repair and a few other older rides. They even sell used bikes, some are retro. I've used them for years and bought my one owner Mountain Cycle San Andreas off them years ago which I sold to a member on here quite a while back.
The staff loved my bike and said they wished they only worked on retro stuff, they had an old Kona in for repair and a few other older rides. They even sell used bikes, some are retro. I've used them for years and bought my one owner Mountain Cycle San Andreas off them years ago which I sold to a member on here quite a while back.
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
That type of LBS deserves our support. You should share the name, perhaps someone here is looking to switch to a more appreciative shop. I go to the one that likes vintage first, then if they don't have what I need, I'll try the other one
Totoro
Senior Retro Guru
Would rather not disclose my location thanks, I could not cope with any of you turning up
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
The good shop in Cornwall, Ontario is Bicycle World. I've been going to them since the 90s. When I went in recently to ask if they would work on the shock on my aluminum Brodie, there was actually another one there in the line waiting on service.
This. Just because it's old doesn't mean it's any good. Same with new.
Quality from any age shines through and a fine meticulous build will always stop any cyclist (and more) to just pause and look at it.
Charm, quirky, individual, coherent, balanced, unique are all bike attributes any cyclist appreciates. May not even need to be super rare or super costly or some foreign exotica either.
No one will care about the banged out like-for-like new carbon, exactly the same no one cares about the old 10 speed Pugs or Raleighs or similar that were equally banged out in millions. MTB was very popular, and there were lots banged out that equally no one cares about.
Uncle Grumpy
Devout Dirtbag
That's true. BITD I rode bush tracks on a rigid 3x7 hardtail with cantilever brakes and 26x1.9 tyres. These days it's 160mm travel duallies with 29x2.5" treads on groomed bike park trails. Maybe it's me, I can't jump now and I couldn't jump then - ha!
But... the good old "trail through the woods/bush/scrub/forest" where I am haven't changed. Sure the bikes might be more capable but I'm not sure if it is any more fun.
Still, ragging on someone for wanting to keep an older bike going is pretty poor. I guess in response to the OP, I see it more from bike shops than I do from other riders. Most other riders are pretty stoked to see a vintage bike being used.
Uncle Grumpy
Devout Dirtbag
retrobiker273891
Retro Guru
Manual is old school tbf. My friend of the time showed me in the 90s in the context of bmxing.One of them protested and showed me a new skill I should learn...called a "manual". I didn't know what that was, causing more laughs at my expense. Till he demonstrated it...oh you mean moving your weight on the bike, instead of more crashing about and relying again on the bike to get you out of a hole.....how REVOLUTIONARY.
retrobiker273891
Retro Guru
As an aside could you offer more tips on finding places to ride like this? I have walked in the country on and off for years and only just taken up cycling again and not really thought how I would find off roading routes other than the obvious bridlepaths and walkers get annoyed if you ride of footpaths don't they?
I generally have just been keeping to quiet single track country roads with the odd spontaneous diversion down maybe an old green road to see where it may go and thinking it would be cool to find some more proper off roading.
I don't want the body rattling down hill slaloms that modern mountain biking seems to be nowadays though. In the 90s I went on a couple of group rides - ironically not many there either as I seem to recall they were snobby too lol, but I think in that case more about my lack of fitness and being able to keep up as one boy was a pro rider of the little village - and that was in mid wales with a good range of road, forestry and some of what I guess is called 'single track'?
I had just presumed that the bike would limit the accessibility to truly remote places compared to being on foot. The new bike does have the benefit of being far lighter than the previous so I could do some 'cyclocross' but I do not have any waterproof cycling shoes for that and no way I want to ride in my huge walking boots!
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