What state is retro biking in at the moment?
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I haven't seen them, but that doesn't surprise me at all. Jump bikes have a very limited following by comparison, and just don't come close to the hugely wide reach of engaging people into MTB'ing in the early 90's
How many Marin's and Trek's did they sell year on year between 1989-1995? A ridiculous amount.
sinnerman":2t6bqlf5 said:They have done, and the forums that followed don't quite make the grade.
oh well.
I haven't seen them, but that doesn't surprise me at all. Jump bikes have a very limited following by comparison, and just don't come close to the hugely wide reach of engaging people into MTB'ing in the early 90's
How many Marin's and Trek's did they sell year on year between 1989-1995? A ridiculous amount.
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I have always liked classic cars and driven them for the character. Just bought the missus a new car and its faultless to drive, because I am used to older cars and psychologically can relate to these cars as mentally instigates pleasurable memories. I have done the marriage and four children and not had time. I am now into retro bikes because thats what I remember and always will as it made that impression on me at the time. I may have a modern bike if bought for me, but at the moment am far far enjoying buying retro bikes, fixing them up and just simply reminiscing what I grew up with.......I am here to stay!
I have always liked classic cars and driven them for the character. Just bought the missus a new car and its faultless to drive, because I am used to older cars and psychologically can relate to these cars as mentally instigates pleasurable memories. I have done the marriage and four children and not had time. I am now into retro bikes because thats what I remember and always will as it made that impression on me at the time. I may have a modern bike if bought for me, but at the moment am far far enjoying buying retro bikes, fixing them up and just simply reminiscing what I grew up with.......I am here to stay!
The History Man":3eu3tz43 said:There seems to be an assumption that it's only MTB. 77 to 82 was my 'golden era' My first 'proper' road bikes and messing with what would now be described as clunkers(?) Fitting cow horns and larger tyres to fixed wheel racers and old heavy cast-offs. Riding them to destruction. Arsing around standing on one pedal at speed etc.
Yes. No-one seems to mention that we used to ride mountain bikes before they existed.
There is a picture of me aged about eight stood on the saddle of my Raleigh whateveritwas (24 x 1 3/8" rims, fixed gear, steel rims). I am riding in a circle, with my arms out to either side. That would have been 1985ish when I was about eight. I had a canoeing helmet for a time because I thought helmets made me look cool, other than that falling off wasn't something I worried about.
I was given a BMX not long after that, but it got pinched. I ended up with a Halfords whateveritwas with 26 x 1 3/8" rims and a brooks saddle because dad couldn't afford another BMX. I could ride faster than all my friends and I still did all the stunts!
That's proper retro biking.
Around the turn of the 80s, I went on plenty of long (all-day-ers) bike rides with my brother and his mates) and this would be on what would then be considered "racers" - so drop handlebar, steel (plain gauge) framed, steel wheels (chromed of course), caliper brakes (although I did tend to prefer center pulls then) and normal tyres.chris667":cy4gtj9j said:The History Man":cy4gtj9j said:There seems to be an assumption that it's only MTB. 77 to 82 was my 'golden era' My first 'proper' road bikes and messing with what would now be described as clunkers(?) Fitting cow horns and larger tyres to fixed wheel racers and old heavy cast-offs. Riding them to destruction. Arsing around standing on one pedal at speed etc.
Yes. No-one seems to mention that we used to ride mountain bikes before they existed.
There is a picture of me aged about eight stood on the saddle of my Raleigh whateveritwas (24 x 1 3/8" rims, fixed gear, steel rims). I am riding in a circle, with my arms out to either side. That would have been 1985ish when I was about eight. I had a canoeing helmet for a time because I thought helmets made me look cool, other than that falling off wasn't something I worried about.
I was given a BMX not long after that, but it got pinched. I ended up with a Halfords whateveritwas with 26 x 1 3/8" rims and a brooks saddle because dad couldn't afford another BMX. I could ride faster than all my friends and I still did all the stunts!
That's proper retro biking.
Plenty of the routes that we took in the countryside were singletrack, albeit not too gnarly, mind - it wasn't so much we were cycling for a certain kind of terrain, more a certain kind of route. It was only really deep / thick mud that bowled us a googly. Probably more decent "racers" / road-bikes, with alloy wheels may not have taken as well to the rougher stuff.
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There was nothing quite like the 'frisson' of hurtling down trough densely wooded trails around Caerphilly Mountain on an inappropriate Raleigh Arena, whilst mates on early Ridgebacks, Foxes or whatever, were tittering at me from the sides.
There was nothing quite like the 'frisson' of hurtling down trough densely wooded trails around Caerphilly Mountain on an inappropriate Raleigh Arena, whilst mates on early Ridgebacks, Foxes or whatever, were tittering at me from the sides.
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Is tittering allowed now? I thought was an operation yewtree thing?
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Well given its winter I am back on the old Marin and Scott and have sort off fallen in love with them again even though they are slower than my modern 29er, don't handle as well (well the scott is pretty good actually) and the brakes are poor in comparision. Still somehow they are alot of fun to ride.
