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They smell better and have soul.
oh and tin tin, I hate Andrew Lloyd Webber.
oh and tin tin, I hate Andrew Lloyd Webber.
I've only quoted the last part of this because I wholly agree.And there is nothing worse than putting a battered old part on your nice bike. Especially when you have had to part with good money for it.
I draw the line with even entertaining these chancers and putting battered old tat on the bike I want to nicely restore. Just because their part comes from the 90s. I would rather put on a new part or wait for something to come along.I've only quoted the last part of this because I wholly agree.
Thing is that most of the collectors, restorers, enthusiasts, purists or whatever you want to call them won't and don't put battered old tat on their bikes.
If like me, you like to stick to period correct builds then finding parts from the correct period can be a case of playing the long game unless you are impatient and take the bait on overpriced stuff.
Having been on this forum for over twelve years now I can confidently say that wasn't always like this. I suspect it won't stay like this either.
The 'market' has changed of late, but that's true of the whole cycling industry as a result of significant disruption to the supply chain.
My main concern at the moment isn't getting hold of old used parts, it's getting hold of new stuff to maintain my modern bikes and those of my customers.
Planned obsolescence is a real PITA.
They may come a time in the not too distant future when all we will have is battered old tat to work with.
At least until the end of 2022.
True well said.@midibiker : Just to pick up on another thread you have commented on regarding the availability of new parts for bikes.
I can very reliably confirm that there is a big problem at the moment in sourcing new components in the cycle industry.
I own a bike repair workshop and have trade accounts with most of the UK distributors.
A lot of items are out of stock. The usual array of options just isn't there.
Some items like shifters and disc brakes aren't expected to be back in stock until early 2022. Some cassettes aren't due until August and some items don't even have confirmed delivery dates.
The 2022 model year suspension forks won't actually be released until 2022 for once and you'll be lucky if you pre-order a bike now to get it before Autumn.
All this has, is, and will continue to have, a profound effect on the second hand market.
It's definitely a seller's market if you have anything to sell.
But you don't have to buy any of it.
Yep! All my parts are from the 90's predominantly.lol did you ever use parts from the 90's