A Warning to Future Generations
02-05-21, 03:31 PM
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A Warning to Future Generations
On another thread, @thinktubes commented that my Serotta "should be preserved to serve as a warning to future generations..."
It's hard to disagree.
It made me wonder. What other bikes do BF members have that illustrate things that should never have been done and should never be done again? I mean, that pretty much describes the entire decade of the 1980's.
It's hard to disagree.
It made me wonder. What other bikes do BF members have that illustrate things that should never have been done and should never be done again? I mean, that pretty much describes the entire decade of the 1980's.
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What’s wrong with the Serotta...?
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Why? Whats wrong with it?
Whats so radically different about a regular bike now versus the last 60 years?
Whats so radically different about a regular bike now versus the last 60 years?
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I suppose things like "splash" handlebar tape might be construed as a warning that fashions don't always wear well. A polka-dot bike isn't so bad, since it is modeled on the TdF jersey.
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
Steve in Peoria
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
Steve in Peoria
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02-05-21, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
I suppose things like "splash" handlebar tape might be construed as a warning that fashions don't always wear well. A polka-dot bike isn't so bad, since it is modeled on the TdF jersey.
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
Steve in Peoria
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
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Originally Posted by jdawginsc
What’s wrong with the Serotta...?
Originally Posted by Moisture
Why? Whats wrong with it?
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Originally Posted by bOsscO
Press fit bottom brackets should go away and never return.
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
I suppose things like "splash" handlebar tape might be construed as a warning that fashions don't always wear well.
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02-05-21, 04:25 PM
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My bikes are the epitome of timeless style and elegance I'm sure.
BTW I saw the thread title and just knew this bike would be featured. I like it and the only eyebrow raiser for me is the triple crank, ha ha.
Maybe Gugie's bacon tape will make an appearance.
BTW I saw the thread title and just knew this bike would be featured. I like it and the only eyebrow raiser for me is the triple crank, ha ha.
Maybe Gugie's bacon tape will make an appearance.
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
Well, yes, but I was thinking more of aesthetic problems.
Exhibit A.
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Originally Posted by bOsscO
Press fit bottom brackets should go away and never return.
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Yes to splash tape and 70s Raleigh catalog pics:
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
I suppose things like "splash" handlebar tape might be construed as a warning that fashions don't always wear well. A polka-dot bike isn't so bad, since it is modeled on the TdF jersey.
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
Steve in Peoria
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
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Goes without saying: those balloons? Total fashion faux-pas!
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I really like the polka dot serrotta, playful fun, which in no way I could earn without losing a fair amount of weight
of course i ride in these shorts, so questioning my style sense if fair game
of course i ride in these shorts, so questioning my style sense if fair game
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Originally Posted by bOsscO
Press fit bottom brackets should go away and never return.
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(b) absolutely hideous for reasons that should be obvious to all sighted people.
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^ Sunlamp, stat!
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Originally Posted by unworthy1
I can find a half dozen young women dressed in nearly this same outfit TODAY in SF (and I bet in any city where fashion is sold), even the "high-heeled sneakers" were back in "style" at least a year/two ago. The dude's outfit...well, not so much.
Goes without saying: those balloons? Total fashion faux-pas!
Goes without saying: those balloons? Total fashion faux-pas!
Maybe it's the idea of how much chain lube those white trousers are going to pick up?? He definitely needs a pants clip!
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Add crackle and splatter finishes on some late 80's bikes to the list of "fair warnings"......
Some "fade" finishes aren't aging thst well, either....
Some "fade" finishes aren't aging thst well, either....
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
I suppose things like "splash" handlebar tape might be construed as a warning that fashions don't always wear well. A polka-dot bike isn't so bad, since it is modeled on the TdF jersey.
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
Steve in Peoria
My favorite example of how fashions don't age well is a page out of a mid-70's Raleigh catalog. The bikes are fine, but the clothing.... well, you'll see....
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Annie Hall meets the Carpenters??!
That could definitely scare off any millennial, boomer hater or younger cyclist!
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Originally Posted by Chombi1
Yikes!!!
Annie Hall meets the Carpenters??!
Annie Hall meets the Carpenters??!
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