Retrobikes of the future ?

[Neil G]

On Ones are rare? On the moon they might be. If it sells for more than £150 I'll show you a fool. You can buy a new one for less. As for ten years time they will be rare- they are bought as hacks and thrashed to death- a disposable item like a toothbrush or Korean car. Raleigh Mustangs were cheap and are now rare as hens teeth but they don't sell for as much as a decent hot meal when they show up on eBay.
I know they have their fans but classics they ain't. One of the worst frames I've ever riden.
Please don't buy a load of them as a retirement plan dude :?

lol

I do agree on them NOT being rare....ten a penny really, same goes for Cotics. Never ridden either so can't comment on the handling etc. though.

Not being a snob though, TBH some of the Groovy bikes I've seen are way OTT.

At the end of the day own bikes you like....I wouldn't colllect antiques that looked/worked s**t even if they were going to be worth money in the future.

In the interests of impartiality, I would like to ad he was specifically referring to the 853 model and not on-one in general. Whether the 853 is indeed rare or not I have no idea.

I know but is it really that desirable?

 

[T'boo Ted]

I think a Giant Glory...

now I don't actually know what that is, assuming DH bike, but all the 15yo's seem to be enchanted by them and think its the best thing since sliced bread. Now I have nothing against Giant, I think they make decent bikes at a price. So this Giant plus anything hi end Specialzed, they yongers seem to go all drooly at and therefore future 'classics" (even though I would NEVER EVER liek that to happen)

 

[legrandefromage]

whatever is flavour of the month in todays MBUK will again be flavour of the month in 15 years time when todays 1st pint ordering yoof have a beer gut, ugly wife and 3 kids has a pang of nostaligia at some mint Kona Stuff in a bike rack (next to the hover bikes and Psi-trikes).

 

[kaiser]

Great pinball discussion I think it hi lights some things that are debatable as to what a retrobike is today. Is it price, rarity, niche, teen fantasy, ride quality? All different things to different folks, and with the multitude of different bikes/riding these days predicting what will be retro will be very hard. FWIW I don't think it'l be Spesh/Giant/Trek/et al and I'll put forward the Evil Sovereign.

p.s. I also think carbon repairs won't be far off.

 

[beepbeep]

whatever is flavour of the month in todays MBUK will again be flavour of the month in 15 years time when todays 1st pint ordering yoof have a beer gut, ugly wife and 3 kids has a pang of nostaligia at some mint Kona Stuff in a bike rack (next to the hover bikes and Psi-trikes).

Spot on!

As a side note, I don't think quality/rarity is the issue really. Kona Lava Domes seem to have quite a following, I'd have laughed about that 15 years ago. I reckon it's all to do with personal experience and the oh-so mysterious 'cool' factor

 

[magicmistertea]

hey kaiser,
thats a nice looking frame !! ihavnt seen one of those before.. what year is it ?
so on another note what about storcks ? anyone think they will keep there value ? or even go up in value ?

 

[SF Klein]

so on another note what about storcks ? anyone think they will keep there value ? or even go up in value ?

Aluminum? maybe
NOS carbon? maybe. If it's been ridden or had things mounted to it, there could be miniscule cracks and who knows how those will hold up after 20 years?

I really like Storck and their engineering, quality, & design. I just don't trust the longevity yet of carbon fiber.

 

[errol]

Time will tell on whether carbon will stand the test of time and last well enough to be the material of future retro bikes ... I remember reading suggestions about the life expectancy of Aluminium bitd ...

 

[kaiser]

hey kaiser,
thats a nice looking frame !! ihavnt seen one of those before.. what year is it ?
so on another note what about storcks ? anyone think they will keep there value ? or even go up in value ?

Quite a recent one last couple of years anyway.

 

[velomaniac]

Dialled bikes do something new that looks like that Evil