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I think 1998, as that's when I think things subtley shifted in a way I cannot really complain. Although, for Konas, it was when they changed the font into the "trendy" one.
Your 'Retro' cut-off year
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rosstheboss
Retrobike Rider
97/98ish for me, just before the onslaught of the must have a full susser with disc brakes not matter how or if it works brigade
Malicious Afterthought
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rosstheboss":71qzdv4r said:
I do think that is when bikes lost their elegance, and became more functional in appearance.
Hard to tell, but definitely V-brakes were the beginning of a slippery slope, which ended up in ghastly Kona jungle graphics, 4 arm cranks, Aluminium frames and 150mm fork travel.
Somewhere around 1996-97 it all went wrong.
That said, my favorite ride is a resprayed 1999 Cindercone singlespeed with a P2 fork.
...But it's mainly built up with older bits.
Somewhere around 1996-97 it all went wrong.
That said, my favorite ride is a resprayed 1999 Cindercone singlespeed with a P2 fork.
...But it's mainly built up with older bits.
If ever there was a thread deserving of a poll, this one is it. :roll:
For me, '97 is the "cutoff" for retro. My '99 Trek lacks any panache, whereas my '96 EWR screams "Hey, look at me, I'm different". Plus I always had a thing for CNC'd and anodized aluminum parts, which were pretty much non-existant past '97 (except for Pauls, Chris King, etc., but you get the point ).
For me, '97 is the "cutoff" for retro. My '99 Trek lacks any panache, whereas my '96 EWR screams "Hey, look at me, I'm different". Plus I always had a thing for CNC'd and anodized aluminum parts, which were pretty much non-existant past '97 (except for Pauls, Chris King, etc., but you get the point
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bryan555
Retrobike Rider
Hmmm, 1989-1994 were magic MTB years for me. But I haven't bought a mountain bike since 1994
This cut-off year seems so personal reading this thread. For me 'retro' is something which harks back to the past. Actually, not just for me, I think that's roughly what the word means; something that is immative of past eras.
So a 'modern' bike could actually be more 'retro' than, say, a 1994 Pace like mine with period correct parts.
eg. a 2006 Orange Clockwork is retro.
a 1993 Orange clockwork is old.
What do you think?
(ducks for cover from flying biopace cranksets)
This cut-off year seems so personal reading this thread. For me 'retro' is something which harks back to the past. Actually, not just for me, I think that's roughly what the word means; something that is immative of past eras.
So a 'modern' bike could actually be more 'retro' than, say, a 1994 Pace like mine with period correct parts.
eg. a 2006 Orange Clockwork is retro.
a 1993 Orange clockwork is old.
What do you think?
(ducks for cover from flying biopace cranksets)
Malicious Afterthought
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I consider Judy forks to be new and disc brakes to be unnecessary.
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bryan555":3ejfz4v2 said:Hmmm, 1989-1994 were magic MTB years for me. But I haven't bought a mountain bike since 1994
This cut-off year seems so personal reading this thread. For me 'retro' is something which harks back to the past. Actually, not just for me, I think that's roughly what the word means; something that is immative of past eras.
So a 'modern' bike could actually be more 'retro' than, say, a 1994 Pace like mine with period correct parts.
eg. a 2006 Orange Clockwork is retro.
a 1993 Orange clockwork is old.
What do you think?
(ducks for cover from flying biopace cranksets)
That's a different thing all together and do a search and dig up the other posts on this
There are quite a few Similar threads
