Originally Posted by
FarHorizon
I see ads on Craigslist now for "Vintage" bikes with carbon frames. How old, exactly, does a bike need to be to be considered "classic;" to be considered "vintage?"
Is it just age or are there aesthetic considerations?
Is any bike with a "compact frame geometry" and a sloping top-tube not considered "classic" or "vintage?"
Is any bike with a threadless headset automatically not in the group?
Just curious...
FH
Vintage as abused by enthusiastic craigslist sellers is anything that is out of date that requires a marketing happy adjective to promote it.
Plenty of sloping top tube bikes ARE vintage from near the turn of the 20th century. It went away then returned.
Threadless headsets are old too, my tricycle even had one.
You are going to have to do better and do more research.
This has by the way been discussed a number of times in this forum, every time with a bit of a twist.