What Makes the ultimate Retro MTB??????

[development_cycle]

In my opinion, it is how you would have had it or would like to have had it back in the day.

 

[mamadirt]

Yeah, what mazdaman and developmental_cycle said.

A retro rebuild for me is generally something I wanted but couldn't afford (tho' not necessarily high end - I only had an Admag round back in the 90s ) BITD. Having said that I'd love to recreate by first proper mtb - an entry level Diamondback with Scott Unishocks . . . boing!

 

[Corduroyboy]

In my opinion, it is how you would have had it or would like to have had it back in the day.

I like this interpretation. This way, everyone has a different bike loaded with their own take on ultimate...

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

2 wheels and a frame is a good way to start

 

[lewis1641]

for me its doing it how we used to do it, although it seems i look at things differently now. for instance, when i was younger i bought what i could afford. i liked to have a mix of components x lite this, hope that, use the other. i also used to bolt all sorts of pumps, bottle cages, crud catchers dcd's etc to my frame.

today my main retro build is mostly colour co ordinated, i have treied to use a lot of pace parts and the frame is un cluttered. there are many references to classic cars on this site. a lot of classics (vw's spring to mind) are done in a retro style but in a way that would never have really happened. for instance there is a movement known as resto cal. the idea is you take a restored stock beetle, throw lots of chrome at it and slam the suspension. how many beetles looked like that in the 60's? none.

i love all retro bikes. pristine rebuilds, fancy paint, clunkers thrown together with what ever is lying around.

my idea of a perfect retro bike changes daily.

basically, to coin a popular phrase, if its old skool, its in

 

[orange71]

In my opinion, it is how you would have had it or would like to have had it back in the day.

yes - that's what drives me