Is it a bit mental to talk to strangers about retro bikes?

RichieB":3dwjlyrv said:

So now, if it's something I'm interested in, I subtly tell them that the newer bikes have come a LONG way in terms of comfort and light weigh and would really be worth a look. "Oh, and we could offer you a wee bit of a trade-in for that old steel thing you have back there. Salsa was sold a few years ago, and the new owners won't honour your warranty if anything ever happen to that bike...and parts for the fork aren't available anymore"

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Kestonian":1ioi3pdm said:

A couple of years back I complimented a guy at some traffic lights in Clapham on his Klein Attitude. We got chatting and rode some way together.

Next time I saw him he was on a Litespeed or Merlin ti, so I did the same. Turned out he had a nice little stable and just loved bikes.

This was all Before Retro Bike, though, otherwise I'd have a given him a sticker!

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