Is it really retro?

Hi all,
New to the site and have recently got back on my old very unique bike from the mid 90's. The frame is a Daewoo Genesis which I got from a guy who worked in a local bike shop for helping him move house. I then gathered up anything on offer or going cheap from various bike shops, mixture of XTR Deore XT, but my favourite bits are the anodised red Aero deep V rims...

It has had some alterations over the years, rigid fork to a Girvin vector2, then recently a set of early Judys, and a set of rapid fire shifters, ( saved from a skip!), oh and a comfy saddle as my ass prefers something padded nowadays lol.

Just want some thoughts form you lot....

Is it really retro even though I built it myself?

Ian

These appeared in 1997 so officially retro, although the rims/forks lean towards the glitzy modern era. Judging by the saddle and stem you must have short legs and long arms

More snooty members here will turn their noses up at Daewoo but their aluminium bikes got decent reviews back then. Think of it as a poor-man's GT Zaskar.

lrh":35cg0688 said:

These appeared in 1997 so officially retro, although the rims/forks lean towards the glitzy modern era. Judging by the saddle and stem you must have short legs and long arms

More snooty members here will turn their noses up at Daewoo but their aluminium bikes got decent reviews back then. Think of it as a poor-man's GT Zaskar.

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lrh,

Yup youre right short arse with long arms lol. liked the GT at the time but i have always found it hard to find bikes that fit me....

I had a proflex 550' 16in in pearl white, was the love of my life, until it got nicked...grrrr. Altough I do still have a vector 2 that was on the Genesis for a while.

As for my genesis, I know its not loved by many but I dare anyone to ride it and say they hate it....When i built it i was obsessed by weight or lack of it. Whet first built, with no extras and continential light weight tires i think I got it down to around 24-26lbs, I was happy with that

Always loved kona's but I never felt right on them, I am just to bloody short lol

Loving the site and all the memories of drooling over bikes in shop windows in the early 90's....... :shock:

Ian