2manyoranges
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….although…steel…I don't collect (bikes or anything else). However, I have a preference towards retro bikes because:
-when I got my first adult sized bike it was the early 90s, so I'm biased
-I like bikes that are easy and cheap to maintain, with rigid forks, and with standards that don't get obsolete in 6 months
-I like steel frames (again maybe biased as in the 90s most bikes were steel) and modern bikes are made of mostly other materials not as long lasting or visually pleasing
Cotic
Stanton
Chromag
RA
Ragley
Curtiss
Surly
DMR
Steel is alive and well at the leading edge of design in both hard tails and FS, thank goodness. Stanton and Surly particularly concerned about supporting riders re differing standards and provide a means of handling 27.5 and 29 and different rear axle standards.