Zzxxyy wrote:
Seems like my 1 1/8 straight steerer tube, QR 100/135mm, IS disc 26” 26” MTB is already Retro?!
We call it retro, which sounds positive, romantic, nostalgic.
The industry calls it OBSOLETE. Which means, buy our latest crap NOW!! (before we change to the next incompatible standard).
No worries, you will find spares. Maybe not the top of the range stuff, but you will find what you need. There were A LOT of 26" bikes sold between 1985 and 2012 or thereabouts that are still daily used and maintained. They won't disappear in 2 weeks as the industry would like to.
That is exactly one reason I've stopped looking at new bikes now (and I suspect many are doing the same since sales keep their downward trend). The industry thought changing standards was the way to motivate people to buy new bikes. But now people are afraid of buying new bikes that will become obsolete in 2 years. Better stick to the standards that dominated for 30 years (and not just the last 30 months). That will offer better chances of future spares availability...