RETRO CRISIS ???
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Chopper the ex Copper
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Steel has excellent ductile qualities, so withstands loads and vibrations well. Provided you don't allow itcto rust, or get dented and bent, it should last indefinitely.
Aluminium frames are another kettle of fatigue probe fish entirely.
Aluminium frames are another kettle of fatigue probe fish entirely.
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I scare the bejezus out of modern riders and myself by blatting down the exact same trails but with only drum brakes. It makes me a better rider.
Somewhere it has been forgotten that its about the rider and not the bicycle
*Edit - I do draw the line at cheap BSO's still.
Somewhere it has been forgotten that its about the rider and not the bicycle
*Edit - I do draw the line at cheap BSO's still.
Chopper1192":1397kphf said:
Apart from not knowing what a fatigue probe fish is ; I'd have to agree. Snapped every alu frame I have ever owned ; returned to steel until I can afford some ti. ( or maybe some nicer steel).Like the BMX makers S and M say ; "recycle your aluminium".
Chopper the ex Copper
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Sorry bud. Summat wrong with my keyboard so I'm reduced to using my iPhone and I've got fingers like sausages.
CAPIN
Retro Guru
I started a build thread with my "modern" bike
If you r interested
Check it out.
(its still quite retro actually :roll: )
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 84#1552684
If you r interested
Check it out.
(its still quite retro actually :roll: )
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 84#1552684
CAPIN
Retro Guru
I also like to ride my (by normal guys standard) ancient fs bike and show the other guys my back. It feels so sweet.
(All those guys on their shiny Specialized bikes on trails here..)
But its a bit about how much self inflicted suffering we (and our precious vintage totems of love) can bare.
It sure is always about the skill of the rider LGF. One can only meditate how you'd let your skills really shine on something that gave you the room
(All those guys on their shiny Specialized bikes on trails here..)
But its a bit about how much self inflicted suffering we (and our precious vintage totems of love) can bare.
It sure is always about the skill of the rider LGF. One can only meditate how you'd let your skills really shine on something that gave you the room
We_are_Stevo
Old School Grand Master
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The only racing I ever did was on road and track (Pursuit was cheaper than Speedway! 
), mountain bikes for me were only ever about fun and enjoyment...
...as such, my retro bikes are only intended for the same use they had BiTD; Bridleways, singletrack, trails like my local Cuckoo Trail along the old railway tracks, and the odd stretch of tarmac, none of which is going to tax my bikes overly much!
I'm 52 this year, I don't feel the urge to try and keep up with riders a fraction of my age on bikes I wouldn't buy even if I could afford them! I don't even feel the slightest urge to get wet, let alone muddy, any more; my bikes are a pleasant way to get away from the usual pressures of everyday life, not generate more!
I never did aspire to the fragile exotica that featured in the mag's, and I've never been one for hype or fashion...
...the bikes I have are the bikes I like
), mountain bikes for me were only ever about fun and enjoyment......as such, my retro bikes are only intended for the same use they had BiTD; Bridleways, singletrack, trails like my local Cuckoo Trail along the old railway tracks, and the odd stretch of tarmac, none of which is going to tax my bikes overly much!
I'm 52 this year, I don't feel the urge to try and keep up with riders a fraction of my age on bikes I wouldn't buy even if I could afford them! I don't even feel the slightest urge to get wet, let alone muddy, any more; my bikes are a pleasant way to get away from the usual pressures of everyday life, not generate more!
I never did aspire to the fragile exotica that featured in the mag's, and I've never been one for hype or fashion...
...the bikes I have are the bikes I like
silverclaws
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I am still riding what I know from Bitd, so what is modern, I have no experience and so just ride within my capabilities as I have always done.
But an observation perhaps, but retrobikes seem to me to be more road specific design as though well they were really beefed up road bikes that could do a bit of off road, whereas what I am seeing now, seem to be designed for pure off road. As it is in my locale, on the road, my mtb has far better manners than what am noticing of modern bikes which appear to be downhill specific designed. So what I am understanding is the retro MTB's are a compromise between everything whereas what is now is not so much of a compromise.
In fact my one and only bike, the '95 steel GT looks fragile compared to the modern stuff, but it also looks a lot lighter and with richer colour than what is now.
But an observation perhaps, but retrobikes seem to me to be more road specific design as though well they were really beefed up road bikes that could do a bit of off road, whereas what I am seeing now, seem to be designed for pure off road. As it is in my locale, on the road, my mtb has far better manners than what am noticing of modern bikes which appear to be downhill specific designed. So what I am understanding is the retro MTB's are a compromise between everything whereas what is now is not so much of a compromise.
In fact my one and only bike, the '95 steel GT looks fragile compared to the modern stuff, but it also looks a lot lighter and with richer colour than what is now.
I'm too scared nowadays to take a bike anywhere near it's limits. I've got a 98 that I've pretty much made a modern with the kit on it though I haven't got as far as discs yet. That's is my bike for anything rough. My other bike I wouldn't risk on anything too rough as it has a repaired chainstay that was done before I got it so I'm not sure how good a repair it is.
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