Is it too soon
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fearfactoryüberalles
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Those steel beauties, which are made from around '96 to early 00s, the suspension corrected, V-brake compatible XC frames I like the most. Couldn't care less about newer standards, disc brakes, integrated headsets, wider O.L.D., tapered headtube (or is it fork?), eccentric/ISIS BBs, etc. I'm firmly stuck in the square taper/rim brake universe, period.
The team steel frames of the era in 19" size weigh under the 2 kg mark, some of them are even way lighter but still reliable (if easy to get the tubes dented). True Temper, Tange, Dedaccai, Columbus & Reynolds were at the top of their game back then and I try to keep 1-2 fine specimen made from their high-end steel tube offerings of that period.
In fact, recently I do not buy/keep anything which does not fit these criterias. They're a dying breed anyway, as they won't be recreated (without spending a fortune) due to strict regulations and the lack of availability in decent/NOS condition.
The team steel frames of the era in 19" size weigh under the 2 kg mark, some of them are even way lighter but still reliable (if easy to get the tubes dented). True Temper, Tange, Dedaccai, Columbus & Reynolds were at the top of their game back then and I try to keep 1-2 fine specimen made from their high-end steel tube offerings of that period.
In fact, recently I do not buy/keep anything which does not fit these criterias. They're a dying breed anyway, as they won't be recreated (without spending a fortune) due to strict regulations and the lack of availability in decent/NOS condition.
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93 leading into 94.
So much innovation (much of it awful) and some of the best *looking* bikes ever made.
So much innovation (much of it awful) and some of the best *looking* bikes ever made.
Duxuk
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Without nostalgia it might be this decade and year but I bought my first MTB in 1992 and my first full sus. in1997. I vote, therefore, for the 90s as best decade and 1997 as the best year ever. It was the year when full suspension came of age with good and affordable designs. FYI in '92 it was a Diamondback Sorrento and '97 a Marin Rift Zone.
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Decade: 1980's - you could go cycling without feeling threatened or that everything was monetised and one bike was pretty much all you needed (along with a road bike)
Or maybe the 90's, it was a nice colourful decade to cycle in
Year: 1993 - I bought my Zaskar
Or maybe the 90's, it was a nice colourful decade to cycle in
Year: 1993 - I bought my Zaskar
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Got to be 90's and specifically 1992 although I could make a case for 91 or 93 as well.
Got to be 90's and specifically 1992 although I could make a case for 91 or 93 as well.
Cheshire1980
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Early 90’s. 1991/92 for me. The tech, the colours.
