What Retrobike "feature" do you avoid when looking for bikes?

[synchronicity]

Bikes that are too cheap...
Or conversely, too expensive

I didn't even realise I was doing this.

 

[PhillB]

Cook Pass Cartridge...

took me a minute

 

[bikeworkshop]

Out of interest, what's so bad about e-stays?

It's an unnecessary design feature solving a problem that doesn't exist.*

On the one hand, this is a common theme with proper collectable stuff, on the other hand it gets up a lot of people's noses.

This creates hot debate.
Maguras anyone

It's a base layer in the geology of Mtb Development consumerism

Or do I mean MTB Consumerism development?

*wouldn't this be ideal in a thread called something like

State of the industry: a running thread

No there you go you see, it's missing the 11, the 13, the 15, the 17. And from there it only gets worse. No thanks.🥴

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Ren Rawbor]

Why yes, yes it would have been. Shame that.

E stay with HS33's.

 

[rentedmule]

I'm just not a fan of the aesthetics of E-stay frames. It's similar to the reason I can't bring myself to love the mint Klein Adept I paid a pittance for - every time I look at it, all I see is a too-vertical seat tube.

 

[DrmZ]

Any type of "Gel" saddle.
I would still buy the bike but would be the first thing that gets replaced.
Also front racks.

 

[al]

I'm pretty open minded to most things, although I draw the line at Specialized and over hyped shite paint job Klein nonsense.

al.

 

[pwebb]

Any ads with the words breaks or derailler (sic)

 

[BerthaPog]

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Any ads with the words breaks or derailler (sic)

Wouldn’t buy that, got a few spokes missing.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Quality frameset but festooned with sh1te.
Always makes me think "nicked"