Opinions, what's a must-own for a newbie collector/rider?

[Milpool]

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I'm just starting to get back into this retro as well, and also thinking, what's next. For me, I just lurk around here and think, what parts I still have that I can use, what bikes did I like, what type of ryde do you want in your quiver. At some point you will just know what to get.

Or maybe, someday you will just find an unbelievably beautiful frame you have got to have and it's called faith. Enjoy.

I'm starting to get into retro bikes after never really being interested in push bikes. A few friends went out and bought new downhill bikes for pretty large price tags, thought they looked fun but as usual, I just don't really like new things. All these old bikes have so much more character than new bikes and I love being able to put some personality into everything. I've started small so I can learn how to work on the things but I still drool over the builds on this site, planning my future bikes. At the moment I'm just enjoying trying to work out all the parts that just scream 90's bike.

 

[munkey_bwy]

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just get something that you like or liked, as they say....beauty is in the eye of the beholder.