BRANDUNE

Since when is something from 86 vintage?

blickblocks

Since 1993 Nikes became retro.

BRANDUNE

What?

crushkilldstroy

AMEN! There is nothing more depressing than seeing the shoes you had in 5th grade being "reissued" and sold for like 200 bucks.

In fact, the other day I saw a kid rocking a reissue pair of Air Maxes that I owned in like 8th grade. Thanks for making me feel old, jerk.

antchen

sorry.. I thought 86 was vintage because I was born in 86

powers2b

Since 2006.
20 year rule.


"Now that we are in the nineties it's gonna make the eighties look like the seventies did when we were in the eighties".....I think I heard that in a movie once.

iamtim

That's something of a crock because those two options are not mutually exclusive.

mander

Have fun with your conversion OP! You'll find that dropout spacing is an easily resolvable issue---hubs are quickly respaceable and rear triangles are easily bent.

Chrysiptera

sure.. steel frames are easy.. the spacing on my rear triangle was like 5mm too wide; it actually makes life easier; I didn't touch it, but just let the bolts suck up the space. Now when I remove the bolts it is like 1mm too wide and the wheel slides in and out nice

convert

Seven Sane

I just converted my 71 Peugeot this past weekend. It took me no more than a few hours on Saturday and I was out practicing trackstands by the afternoon. Converting rocks. It's quick, easy (as long as you're not stupid), there's tons of info on the internets to help you out with the details and when you're done, you feel like you bike is really yours.

schnee

Uh, since your username dates from a 1967 TV show, I think you've probably embraced your geezer-hood well enough already.

lubes17319

^ ...or he could be a fan of ****Z

surreal

if you intend to run fenders, you'll probably want to convert. it'll make tire/tube changes, and gear changes if you run 2 in back, a lot easier. now, i'm absolutely certain that some FGF genius will point out that changing a tube on a track-ended frame with fenders is not only possible, but also will only take a few extra seconds of fiddling, etc. we all know that. but, it will be easier on semi-horizontal drops. plus, a converted frame'll more likely have bosses for fenders, which is helpful.

-rob

Re-Cycle

Howto https://www.makezine.com/blog/archive....html#comments

GeraldChan

You don't even need to buy a new wheel if you run a "suicide hub" and run both a front and rear brakes.

If the braking on the bike is not good 1st try changing out the pad (Kool Stop Salmons)

Oh No

I know I am.