al-onestare":1vc7bm33 said:The only theme I can't relate to is the old vs. new, preferring new and somehow linking that to fitness. It's just me, I can't relate to that - whether you have a modern or old bike - the fitter you are, the higher the chance you'll get more out if it. Again, just my two pence.
Might just be me, but I know plenty who have dusted down old bikes, realised how much they like riding and bought modern and gone on from there and left retro behind. It's not about fitness as such, just about enjoying bikes, and people realising its being on 2 wheels they like not so much the retro.
There are plenty on here who now frequent the modern 1998+ parts and hardly dip into the 1997 retro parts. Most of them have or had retrobikes but dont seem to be riding them anymore.