Where did all the good stuff go?
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ah...I have just sold two Ti straight bars in small clamp size - X lite straights and some lovely Litespeed straights. I have an unusual Reflex bar from 1990 - Easton tubing, rather like Taperlite but an unusual item. I didn't ask top dollar since I knew that people were looking for them - which is the reverse of the usual market model, but hey ho that's the idea of the redistributive effect of Retrobike.
Unusual/nice things lurking in my boxes? Magic Dakar wheel set - gorgeous. Early Control Tech quill stems. 150mm very early Ritchey stem. And a 1990 Marin Team Ti. and then the usual pile of NOS or slightly used thumbies, early XT mechs etc etc. I think there is a lot lurking out there too....just needs to be id'd and put forward.
ah...I have just sold two Ti straight bars in small clamp size - X lite straights and some lovely Litespeed straights. I have an unusual Reflex bar from 1990 - Easton tubing, rather like Taperlite but an unusual item. I didn't ask top dollar since I knew that people were looking for them - which is the reverse of the usual market model, but hey ho that's the idea of the redistributive effect of Retrobike.
Unusual/nice things lurking in my boxes? Magic Dakar wheel set - gorgeous. Early Control Tech quill stems. 150mm very early Ritchey stem. And a 1990 Marin Team Ti. and then the usual pile of NOS or slightly used thumbies, early XT mechs etc etc. I think there is a lot lurking out there too....just needs to be id'd and put forward.
Prodigal Son
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Tange unicrown forks 395mm a-c. Chinese titanium 25.4 flat bars. shimano cantilevers. Hugi hubs. Campagnolo headsets.. you can get all these new. Even square taper cranks are around! Why Kings? They are always ultra bling, ultra expensive and that´s not fun.
Tires are harder to find but not impossible.
The fun of retro vintage is grab what you can and do it different from mainstream. If one style becomes hard to keep go w/ another: early 2000s, 650b, touring frames repurposed. Criativity is where it´s at.
Tires are harder to find but not impossible.
The fun of retro vintage is grab what you can and do it different from mainstream. If one style becomes hard to keep go w/ another: early 2000s, 650b, touring frames repurposed. Criativity is where it´s at.
