What age do you class a bike as Retro

[Hilts]

I would say my 89 Rockhopper is proper Retro, my 99 Lavadome is definitely not..

 

[mattpayne]

retro stared to tail of with the widespread use of thinwall, fat tube aluminum.... 96 proflex (ive got one) isnt retro, even covered in nice components, but a 98 de-kerf is retro..

skinny steel to me is the epitomy of retro conjouring up up images of (for me) a time when i could ride forever, young dumb and fit!

 

[THWANG-666]

so should we have a cut off point for ye old retro (bygone name) maybe phase 1 and phase 2 would be your modern rigs up two 2000.but then again what about ibis mountain goats making a come back.
thwang

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

"motorbikes without engines"



Thats EXACTLY what I say when I describe most modern bikes...

 

[scant]

The "golden age" ended with downhilling. There's no better explanation.

eh? mountain biking STARTED with downhilling nar, just joking.. I hear what ya saying

 

[chally3]

The "golden age" ended with downhilling. There's no better explanation.

thats exactly what I think, not that down hilling is a bad thing I must add.

Strange as how I wish I kept my 1st MTB, Puch Ranger....about 1983, used to do my paperround on it . 10 gears, cantilver brakes (which were cutting edge at that time!!) , then the local 'spoilt kid' got bought a Raleigh Maverick!! So my hard earned paper round money/pocket money for chores around home were saved to buy me my £300 Muddy fox courier in 84/85!! A mate bought a Specialized Hard Rock, which were a good bike then (not the bottom of range then).

 

[cchris2lou]

I think the Golden age ended when some marketing guy , who realized that the market was saturated decided to invent new disciplines , such as Marathon , Freeride and Enduro .

 

[erolorhun]

It ended when an undisclosed individual on this very forum asked me if the Bontrager Composite-fork i was selling were made of carbon fiber.

:roll:

 

[cchris2lou]

I have a composite frame which is not carbon fiber , and numerous tennis racquet too .

 

[Russell]

v brakes... if your frame has v-brake compatible cable stops, i.e not designed for cantilever cable routing, then it ain't retro. Sorry.