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A more simplified forum as mentioned above kind of makes sense, although there will always be that golden era of late 80s up to mid 90s when mountain biking became a thing. The more we progress from late-90s onwards, the more we lose the original spirit of mountain biking and the less retro bikes become. Maybe RB has declined as people have fulfilled their dream collections and builds and have moved on. Also there are now numerous retro-esque groups on Facebook, offering a simpler and more immediate means of communication. As mentioned on other similar RB threads, maybe RB needs to reinvent itself.