shogun700
Retro Guru
I have picked up several 80's bikes that have had the bullmoose bars removed, newer canti's or v brakes installed, 90's rims, a bit of 90's anodized parts here and there, etc. They were 'upgraded' or parts were replaced as years went by. I understand completely why this was done-back then.
Building up a 30 year old bike today like that? I don't get it. I wouldn't put Avid Tri-Aligns on my '86 Ritchey just because I had them laying around. I'd do a Suntour XC build instead of Shimano XT, or maybe run a U-brake instead of roller cams, but just tossing parts on and expecting people to understand what your build is all about is asking for a lot.
When people say 'catalog build' do they mean NOS parts or just period correct ones?
Restomods I understand-take an old frame and hand modern parts on it. Not going to do it myself, but I see the reasoning.
Building up a rider? Put whatever you want on it. Just don't expect everyone to ooh and aaah over it. I'd ooh and aaah over how much you ride it though.
My '89 Santana Moda has mid 1990s bling on it. It is not exactly period or factory for the year it was built. However, it got repainted in '94 or so and Santana sold Moda frames until 1994ish, so I went with it and used a lot of parts from '93 to '96. Even then I had a reason-USA made boutique parts for my USA-made frame.
In short-put whatever you want on your bike. If it's a bit of a pile of parts, and you want people to appreciate it, explain your reasoning.
Building up a 30 year old bike today like that? I don't get it. I wouldn't put Avid Tri-Aligns on my '86 Ritchey just because I had them laying around. I'd do a Suntour XC build instead of Shimano XT, or maybe run a U-brake instead of roller cams, but just tossing parts on and expecting people to understand what your build is all about is asking for a lot.
When people say 'catalog build' do they mean NOS parts or just period correct ones?
Restomods I understand-take an old frame and hand modern parts on it. Not going to do it myself, but I see the reasoning.
Building up a rider? Put whatever you want on it. Just don't expect everyone to ooh and aaah over it. I'd ooh and aaah over how much you ride it though.
My '89 Santana Moda has mid 1990s bling on it. It is not exactly period or factory for the year it was built. However, it got repainted in '94 or so and Santana sold Moda frames until 1994ish, so I went with it and used a lot of parts from '93 to '96. Even then I had a reason-USA made boutique parts for my USA-made frame.
In short-put whatever you want on your bike. If it's a bit of a pile of parts, and you want people to appreciate it, explain your reasoning.