when will this be considered a Retrobike?

[petgel]

Yup.

Discounted already -30% from new after season for owner.
Discounted -30% when second owner buys it in 1 year.
Discounted -30% when third owner potentially buys obsolete un-upgradable shit in year 3+

That leaves 10% left. Which equates to selling some used kitchen utensil on Ebay, or the charity shop, or the tip to offload.

I would wait it out. But it will never be retro around here - which is the reference.

This for me at least is just something not to bother with along with all the over produced and marketed bullshit moulded clones with no hope, glamour, nor charisma, nor real real history to speak of.

Well said!

 

[petgel]

Around the same time there will be a new “to die for” technology in bikes called rim brakes. Then with these new rim brakes someone will invent the “quick release wheel” with a beautiful skewer as you don’t need to be so precise with wheel placement to 0.000002” so can do away with those “thru axles” (which aren’t really an axle at all but a long threaded bolt”. And now that CF is old hat we won’t need big 35mm tyres and all that rotating weight…..I could go on…