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I toss them up, you knock them out of the park.
The History Man":6pwsqmw0 said:tufty":6pwsqmw0 said:No? Personally, I like the way old bikes ride, the geometry suits me, and I like the feel of steel. However, brakes that don't brake, suspension that's about as useful as a pogo stick, and so on, do not suit me. My current ride is a Sunn, with frame modified for disk brakes, the most modern and light 80mm forks I could get my sticky little mitts on, modern hoops and tubeless tyres, bars with a slight lift, etc. As the lot cost me less that a tenth of an equivalent (at least in terms of weight and part quality) modern geometry bike, it wins on my scrooge-o-meter as well. And on top of all that, it's absolutely 100% mine. Nobody else has a bike that's the same.shogun":6pwsqmw0 said:Frankly if you're not into period correctness, within reason, I don't really see why you'd even bother with old bikes.
Mainly, though, I just like riding it more than any other bike I've ridden.
And will do until I find another improvement to make
Amen to that.
I like colour (Color) too. Lots of it. I want to look down and smile.
Each to their own. Share the love.
OP":6pwsqmw0 said:More a curiosity question really, why does it seem that unless you rebuild your old frame / bike to catalogue or pro rider spec, you end up with a vast majority not appreciating your hard work and even questioning your reasoning / sanity?
Personally I build to please and suit me, never going to do a catalogue build as I have always wanted to be more original, but i do note that some peoples builds arent liked or even commented on sometimes and they generally seem to be the ones who have dared to vear away from "the norm"
Yup, but still cool.Chdot":3lxsuk2t said:
Chdot":zgqczatf said: