Originally Posted by PCad
I remember the first time I got on a bicycle that I consider closer to today's bikes than those of the 70's. It was a 1989 Trek with a CF front triangle, fork, and aluminum lugs and rear stays. It was a complete and utter revelation compared to anything I had ever ridden in the past
I remember those. All of those different materials blended together made me nervous. Thing is, as I recall, they weighed about the same as a Columbus SLX or Reynolds 753 frameset. But different strokes and, as I initially stated, I'm not retro-grouching.
Originally Posted by PCad
I can get somewhat nostalgic about Schwinn Sting Rays, but not racing bikes from 20-30 yeas ago.
I never got into
those. I went to "10 Speeds" (road bikes in modern lingo) when I was 12 or 13 and never really cared for the BMX bikes that evolved out of those "choppers" either.
Originally Posted by sced
I think of them like sports cars. An old classic is just as much fun and sometimes more than new. They certainly are more svelte, colorful, and shiny.
There is something about the thinner diameter frame tubes and stems...
