BlackCat":2kt3zjp1 said:
The resistance is strong
I agree with your first post, cotic/dialled/on one/singular. US wise I know Salsa, though nothing to do with the original has a strong following. Maybe Yeti too?
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The resistance is strong
I agree with your first post, cotic/dialled/on one/singular. US wise I know Salsa, though nothing to do with the original has a strong following. Maybe Yeti too?The only thing that makes a bike 'retro' or desirable is the people buying them.
For example bikes like the Raleigh Chopper will always be a hot one because it was so unique, The Raleigh Burner is getting up there with the value, but for how long. Think about the age of the bike and the age of the people buying them. In 10 years time i don't think the burner will be worth as much as it is now but it's the reverse for the Chopper.
Mountain bikes were a new thing, you could argue about the year but lets face it, mass production and interest started very late 80's. So most bikes from that era will seem very atractive to anybody that was in their teens then.
If you rode past an average 13yr old today on...say.. a Dyna-tech, clockwork, yo or similar he wouldn't even look twice and if he did it would be to point and laugh at the poor person that can't afford a 'new' bike.
I have a Giant XTC2 with carbon rear end and carbon bling, to me it's a mass produced bike that i ride all the time and means only one thing..keeping fit and having fun, but in 20 years time some 30 something will see one on ebay and say 'oh my god i remember them i always dreamed of owning one' (perhaps not this bike but you get where i'm coming from!)or 'bugger me i had one of those, i'll bid up to £300 for that!!'.
New technology will always stand out and stand the test of time, be it crap or great. Look at girvin flexstem, at the time i would have rather shoved it up my a**e rather than have it attached to my bike. But now................................
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So in summary..... It's all about how old you are/where when you remember/see your first dream bike.
For example bikes like the Raleigh Chopper will always be a hot one because it was so unique, The Raleigh Burner is getting up there with the value, but for how long. Think about the age of the bike and the age of the people buying them. In 10 years time i don't think the burner will be worth as much as it is now but it's the reverse for the Chopper.
Mountain bikes were a new thing, you could argue about the year but lets face it, mass production and interest started very late 80's. So most bikes from that era will seem very atractive to anybody that was in their teens then.
If you rode past an average 13yr old today on...say.. a Dyna-tech, clockwork, yo or similar he wouldn't even look twice and if he did it would be to point and laugh at the poor person that can't afford a 'new' bike.
I have a Giant XTC2 with carbon rear end and carbon bling, to me it's a mass produced bike that i ride all the time and means only one thing..keeping fit and having fun, but in 20 years time some 30 something will see one on ebay and say 'oh my god i remember them i always dreamed of owning one' (perhaps not this bike but you get where i'm coming from!)or 'bugger me i had one of those, i'll bid up to £300 for that!!'.
New technology will always stand out and stand the test of time, be it crap or great. Look at girvin flexstem, at the time i would have rather shoved it up my a**e rather than have it attached to my bike. But now................................
:roll:
So in summary..... It's all about how old you are/where when you remember/see your first dream bike.
I'd put in a bet for Santa Cruz: Heckler and Superlight. One of thosethings that appears to have stood the test of time.
I don't own one, have never ridden one, just a guess.
I also (like others) suspect some cruddy thing which epitomises the time - not necessarily good, just unique. Maybe a fixie...?
I don't own one, have never ridden one, just a guess.
I also (like others) suspect some cruddy thing which epitomises the time - not necessarily good, just unique. Maybe a fixie...?
velomaniac
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Any bike or component a lot of folk like now will be a retro classic in the future. To say bikes of today will never be classics is just pure snobbery by the retro riders of today, your just sounding like your dads.......' in my day bikes were proper bikes, not the namby pamby rubbish you younguns ride etc etc etc'
Old Specialized bikes in the future that are presently new will still be desired by someone, very possibly by me, if I'm still riding
A 2009 Tricross might be just my thing when I'm 60 :roll: I'm very nearly 40 now in case you wonder
Old Specialized bikes in the future that are presently new will still be desired by someone, very possibly by me, if I'm still riding
A 2009 Tricross might be just my thing when I'm 60 :roll: I'm very nearly 40 now in case you wonder
Bomber RAC will be worth some money I think.
BMW (BrooklynMachineWorks) frames and parts before sellout.
Most high-end suspension frames seems not to become sought after classics. I thought the Intense M1 would be a future collectors item, however it sells quite cheap at the moment. Maybe 10 more years?
BMW (BrooklynMachineWorks) frames and parts before sellout.
Most high-end suspension frames seems not to become sought after classics. I thought the Intense M1 would be a future collectors item, however it sells quite cheap at the moment. Maybe 10 more years?
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erkan said:BMW (BrooklynMachineWorks) frames and parts before sellout.
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*strokes a few pairs of BMW's 'Snot Rocket' brakes, stems, pedals, end-caps and then cackles*
