Retroism......why?

Personally im a big exponent rummaging round in your head as much as possible.....its served me fairly well....let the baggage go.......I dont let things or situations build up and only have a minor crisis once a month now! 😂
 
I am not as eloquent as yourself, but I have been having similar thoughts. I guess the internet is to blame.

It took me 12 months to decide to put bike carbs on my 90's Civic 🙂
 
Components interest me a lot less than frames, I always bought stuff purely for the frame and fork, and if the fork wasn't rigid then I'd just buy the frame.

I primarily run newer components as they're often better and cheaper.

The only vintage components I'll spend my cash on these days are cranksets and the occasional wheelset, as I've found that there's some real quality to be found. And also I still like square taper, and modern offerings aren't quite as interesting as retro ones. That said, BETD still offers middleburn cranks, so I'd probably pick those any day of the week over a retro crankset.

There's some nice retro groupsets but they're not going to outperform a basic 105 or deore of today.
 
Do it to please yourself. Though I won't put up with an inferior or uncomfortable bike for the sake of originality as a bike is meant to ride. I mix and match, but it has to co habit nicely. I think a lot of retro stuff is well overrated imo. Like all the cracked cnc cranks and broken cnc parts you see. Old club rider said to me "It was sh*t then and its sh*t now." Personal choice and don't worry to much. Ride, enjoy, repeat.
 
Lets put it into perspective.

The site is for people to gather and share tales, memories, the odd dream bike and information from and around the golden era of mountainbiking, to then join the said forum and say that people on it are too focused on the parts of that period, in making bikes to look and ride like that is irrational. To assume everyone on here is obsessed with catalogue spec is also far from the truth.

Some people obviously have certain issues, to assume that everyone else is feeling or acting the same way and possibly in denial, is again, far off the mark.

To keep bringing up the above issues is I feel, as I have already said, focusing on others.

So much negativity :LOL:
 

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