What do you hate seeing on a gorgeous retro bike?
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i've got a confession...
looking at my bike today i realised something...
non-original paint
alternate year decals
charge spoon
modern shifters & mechs
turn of the century V's
canti guide empty
usually wears semi slicks (well, conti double fighters at the moment)
long seatpost (i prefer shorter frames, don't know why i just do)
short 0deg road stem
oh bugger! i will post pics of the offending article when i've got the new (to me) crank on it!
looking at my bike today i realised something...
non-original paint
alternate year decals
charge spoon
modern shifters & mechs
turn of the century V's
canti guide empty
usually wears semi slicks (well, conti double fighters at the moment)
long seatpost (i prefer shorter frames, don't know why i just do)
short 0deg road stem
oh bugger! i will post pics of the offending article when i've got the new (to me) crank on it!
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jax13":1enod5ft said:
Post a(nother) warning up first will ya...?
Neil said:Surely that should come as no true surprise, though. Some things are almost axiomatic - most, generally, are more ready to criticise than to praise. Wonder if that's a British thing, or much the same the world over...petitpal said:How about, "a bunch of moaners who can fill 14 pages with the things they don't like and only 5 with the ones they do..."
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 6&start=60
Well I opened this topic and I'm Italian...
raymondluxuryyacht
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Nothing here that surprises very much, though I i'm probably a little more tolerant than some.
The only things I do hate to see on a pre 97 bike are
1) spinergy or spin wheels - neither that functional or attractive;
2) grip shift - I tried it once and didn't like it;
3) badly angled saddle is just unforgivable.
Things that are in that in-between zone where they are ok in the right situation are:
Risers so long as not used with a long stem or those 700mm+ wide 31.8 size bars ;
Modern tires, so long as not over 2.2" or stupidly coloured;
Mixing components from different groupsets (after all I would haVe upgraded or mixed parts BITD);
I can even tolerate vee brakes for the same reason.
In the really couldn't care less category....
Amberwalls vs black tires...yawn
Quill vs ahead stem
The only things I do hate to see on a pre 97 bike are
1) spinergy or spin wheels - neither that functional or attractive;
2) grip shift - I tried it once and didn't like it;
3) badly angled saddle is just unforgivable.
Things that are in that in-between zone where they are ok in the right situation are:
Risers so long as not used with a long stem or those 700mm+ wide 31.8 size bars ;
Modern tires, so long as not over 2.2" or stupidly coloured;
Mixing components from different groupsets (after all I would haVe upgraded or mixed parts BITD);
I can even tolerate vee brakes for the same reason.
In the really couldn't care less category....
Amberwalls vs black tires...yawn
Quill vs ahead stem
Once A Hero
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Reviving an old thread rather than starting a new one, in order to say....
Brake Boosters!
Bloody hideous things that add weight and ruin aesthetics! :evil:
Reviving an old thread rather than starting a new one, in order to say....
Brake Boosters!
Bloody hideous things that add weight and ruin aesthetics! :evil:
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