Old Bikes are not just for looking at...

[gil_m]

Realised today when I pulled up outside the post office that I was probably one of the few people who still uses their old bike as a means of transport

I will be honest and it doesn't come out everyday, but as soon as the trails are dry my bikes get used as they were intended

Who else has a 30 year old commuter ?

 

[madjh]

It is very common to use old cheap 90´s bicycles. No the top of range, only the type of mtb people usually buy and forgot in the garage. They are not cyclist but one day the bought one because it was the trend and now they children or themselves use for something or because they hear that is good for health, eco friendly etc etc who knows.

In my garage there are some bicycles from the 90s that some one have bought and forgot it. They are worth nothing, but they have more than 25 years.

This photo is from this year 2019, it is a popular event and bicycles with cantilever brakes are very comon. This is the type of people I have been speaking: Occasional commuters

 

[HullBorn]

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Not had this one long, but my previous retros get used for commuting and weekend riding.

 

[Thias]

I have 3 classic bikes that I use a s a daily driver. My yellow BikeTech, a Schwinn force master and an Ibis Szasbo.
I also use them for my touring.

Biketech in Bavaria/Austria

in Italy:


The szasbo last winter:


And at the lago di ledro/ Italy


The Schwinn on my way to work:


Scott pro racing in south France


F.Moser (from the 80's) at the beach in Poland


I even use my Klein !!

 

[Corduroyboy]

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Using this to get to work when the weather’s OK:

 

[greencat]

Not quite 30 year olds, but my early 90s Brompton and Marin are used at least a couple of times a week. I have another 2-3 other bikesworth of parts from that era for when the Marin conks out. I don't have a car and so the Marin in particular is the workhorse carrying shopping and other supplies from the nearest town. It cost almost nothing to put it together - and very little to run.

My modern mountain bike only gets used for mountain biking which saves on wear. I've only replaced brake pads on it (and bought a dropper post) in the last 3.5 years.

There are a lot of 90s and 80s commuter bikes out there. In most cases they are cheap as chips or even free and often ridden by the nostalgic, the pragmatic, the hipster and the poor.