Time to move the Retro bar up a bit ... maybe to 2000+?

[caemis]

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...The only way for RB to fight back is to stay relevant, upgrade the platform properly, so we can host decent res pics, more comm functionality etc etc but does it make economic sense for John ? prolly not :facepalm:

Sorry, but I have to ask, why does it have to make economic sense for John? What does he suplly to the platform, I mean technically? The server? Does he host the domain?

Its kind of irrelevant what the site Owner brings to it, its what YOU can do as a contributor - what can YOU bring to the site?

And you.

And especially you, yes you over there, I can see you.

Damm it, I have to shut down my Webcam and get dressed :xmas-big-grin:

And no, its not really irrelevant. A part of the changes many people want (like direct picture upload, etc.) are directly connected to this sort of things.

But you're right LGF. Its you, its me, its us. And here you go (my last contribution, just to be on the safe side ): viewtopic.php?f=21&t=375133

Cheers

 

[CTK]

Maybe vintage, retro and modern?

 

[elPedro666]

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But what the site CAN do, is make it easier for us to post, share pictures etc etc.

Like the 'Like' idea - I'd have 'Liked' that post if there was a 'Like' button...

As for the cut-off, rim brakes seem like a shoe-in (sorry ). Dead easy then, no worrying about exact dates and early discs (or drums) should be obvious enough not to cause any confusion...

Although I'll still attempt to get away with 'it was originally rim-braked and the disc tabs were added by Steve Potts so it is kinda retro...'.

 

[jimi911]

Who has sway with the the faithful leader? Nothing has changed on this site since I have joined.

I guess just the definition of retro isn't the only thing people would like updated.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Just use the 98+ section, this is a retro site so there is no reason to think that a 98 or 02 bike is not retro in there.

That is why we have that section, so just use it.


I can, with pains and groans, put post 98 stuff in the archive.
But I'm running out of my 1GB allowance iirc.

Plus it's faffy, though I don't mind.
High quality images are best for me to put up.
PDF are a pain as they tend to be too large for good quality.

I think I have all sent to me so far up.


We could do with someone with the mombat and bikepro site backups popping the sites back up.

Did anyone here scrape the sites?

 

[t wild]

I remember this argument in bmx circles a fair few years ago hence old, mid and new school definition. And the mtb scene is going the same way. Although there is no date cutoff which does blur the lines it's mostly about tech. I suppose for us it would be steel with threaded headset old. Alloy ahead v brake mid. And disc onward new. Of course there are the low production early alloys and top spec early disc that don't tick boxes but those in the know will know you know.

 

[jimo746]

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If it ain't broke.... *










*not applicable to actually building up retro mtb

 

[Gerard]

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Agree with two posts above. Try searching for some detailed post on FB from even a week ago and it becomes very tiresome scrolling or nigh impossible. I have so many saves but FB annoys by constantly reminding you of what you have been doing

Totally agree. Very frustrating fb. Much prefer RB. As LGF correctly says RB is a resource.

 

[mk one]

Everyone seems to be focusing on now, what happens in 20yrs time when we are all gone? If the intention is to keep the site growing and alive then the cut off needs to evolve. Every year the retro tag needs to advance a year. You could keep the original/classic tag for the pre '96 bikes but obviously as the years progress the newer bikes, regardless of what people think of them now, will become to the new generations, retro!

The site is also, as stated, a resource, and as such needs to be properly categorized. It needs all the photos reinstating and stored/backed up in such a way as to be a permenant resource.

For us it is mostly memories, for the future generations it will be the only account of the history and times of the birth and evolution of MTB.

Just saying

 

[cce]

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A resource is only as useful as the information being added to it though.