Where should more modern Road (98+) build threads go?

[Peachy!]

I always thought in the 98+ Area, but @raidan73 & @john think that’s more appropriate for MTB’s
It has been pointed out the Road section doesn’t have a stated cut-off date, I don’t see the need for a whole new 98+ Road forum but maybe a “modern road” bit could be shoehorned into either the road section or maybe the 98+ area?
Thoughts @Jamiedyer?

 

[Takingabreak]

Introducing another road section would open a whole can of worms around what the cut off date should be and why. Road is Road..... unless it's a gravel build, where should gravel builds reside? Are they on road or off road? They are designed to do both right?

 

[mk one]

if your going to then it would make more sense in the road section, putting it in the 98+ section and people will struggle to find it as is the case with mtb's a lot of the time.

 

[Peachy!]

Introducing another road section would open a whole can of worms around what the cut off date should be and why. Road is Road..... unless it's a gravel build, where should gravel builds reside? Are they on road or off road? They are designed to do both right?

I agree a whole new section just wouldn’t get the traffic & would probably die a death like the BMX section. I was thinking a specific slot might be good or am I missing something? Do most people think the Road section is for everything from a Penny Farthing to a full Carbon with disc brakes ?

 

[onegoodbike]

The road section seems a broad church as it stands, which I think is a good thing. I like to read about peoples experiences with 30s racers, or time trialling in the 70s, even though all my bikes have modern(ish) groupsets.

 

[legrandefromage]

The sock drawer? All the best things get hidden there.

 

[pigman]

Yeah, I saw we were effectively kicked off the 98+ section

I'd leave it under the road section, the thing I can't make my mind up about, does each modern bike have a separate thread or do we have one catch-all thread for all things 98 onwards

 

[john]

It's a good point.

98+ section was intended to be for MTBs.

Happy(ish) to go with the consensus, however perhaps we could trial a 98+ (or 2000+ ) sub forum under road?

 

[Takingabreak]

Just thinking out loud, is there a natural split at the point dual pivots or sti / ergo arrived on the scene?
And then dare I say it, another when disc brakes appeared on mainstream road bikes?

 

[jim haseltine]

When I first joined, I wasn't too sure where my road bike should go as it's a 1999/2000 build with a group set from the same period. Steel frame, dual pivot brakes and ergo.
Looked at the 98+, couldn't see that it fitted in there.
If I thought that my lockdown build (alloy/carbon sloping frame, dual pivots & ergos) was interesting enough I'd put it here too - it's a road bike.
I may not go a bundle over the current crop of carbon stuff but as far as I'm concerned a road bike is a road bike no matter what.