Imagine this:
You have a friend or acquaintance who has recently started riding MTB. They have no idea of the 80s/90/00s era. Maybe they are too young, or maybe they spent their formative years engaged in more noble pursuits.
Which 3 examples of bikes (or components) would you show them? Not to epitomise Retrobikes per se… But rather to educate / elucidate on just why you think Retrobikes are awesome? Convince them.
My picks:
1. Mountain goat whisky town racer.
Why? Amazing paint-jobs, beautiful craftsmanship and attention to detail. Mountain bikes weren’t always so serious!
2. Pace RC100
Why? Iconic, Square tubing, proof that a tiny startup in Yorkshire could excite a California-centric industry,
3. USE S.U.B fork
Why? To show that some of the best ideas were not developed as well as they should have been. And that anti-dive forks don’t need to be the gaudy monstrosities you wince at today
You have a friend or acquaintance who has recently started riding MTB. They have no idea of the 80s/90/00s era. Maybe they are too young, or maybe they spent their formative years engaged in more noble pursuits.
Which 3 examples of bikes (or components) would you show them? Not to epitomise Retrobikes per se… But rather to educate / elucidate on just why you think Retrobikes are awesome? Convince them.
My picks:
1. Mountain goat whisky town racer.
Why? Amazing paint-jobs, beautiful craftsmanship and attention to detail. Mountain bikes weren’t always so serious!
2. Pace RC100
Why? Iconic, Square tubing, proof that a tiny startup in Yorkshire could excite a California-centric industry,
3. USE S.U.B fork
Why? To show that some of the best ideas were not developed as well as they should have been. And that anti-dive forks don’t need to be the gaudy monstrosities you wince at today