[JohnE]

So a recent post regarding wheel sizes got me to thinking...who is still rocking old school stuff? Be it wheel size, full bike, neon or wool, hairnet helmets or simply resisting bike mounted computers and the like? I suspect like many, I resist replacing stuff that isnt broken or worn out.

I am slowly coming current...still all 26" although the only rim brakes I now have are on the road bike. No computers, dont even have a smart phone (Although the Frau says that will change on return to the US...) but I do have an old Polar HR monitor that still gets use occasionally. Recently traded the old rim braked Kona Unit for an On One Inbred with discs, but they are almost the same bike otherwise...

Who has some old school goods that still get play? I know there are a few of you...toe clips and straps anyone?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I had a 29'r rider ask me if my Spitty (26") was still a mountain bike.

 

[Quo Fan]

All of my mountain bikes are 26". All but one of them still use a 9mm QR front. The other uses a 20mm thru-axle.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

26", skewers, no computers...

 

[stevew]

still have v brakes.

not interested in paying 2-3 grand for a somewhat decent bike anymore.

 

[jonKranked]

I had a 29'r rider ask me if my Spitty (26") was still a mountain bike.

i would have ripped his brake lines out

 

[jonKranked]

26", skewers, no computers...

same. 26", no dork loggers.


but i do still ride bmx too. so 20"

 

[ICEBALL585]

same. 26", no dork loggers.

but i do still ride bmx too. so 20"

Been wanting a bmx again lately. Figured it would be something fun to ride when my son starts riding bikes in a next few years. Wife thinks I'm crazy for wanting a 4th bike, but she hasn't said no yet

 

[eaterofdog]

My main squeeze is an original Surly 1x1. Previous owner cut the center pull brake hanger off (!), but never rode it much.

 

[jonKranked]

Been wanting a bmx again lately. Figured it would be something fun to ride when my son starts riding bikes in a next few years. Wife thinks I'm crazy for wanting a 4th bike, but she hasn't said no yet

does rochester still have a strong street scene? it was thriving when i lived there. i know the loss of x-dreams really put a damper on it, but i believe kink and blackout distro are still based there.

 

[ICEBALL585]

does rochester still have a strong street scene? it was thriving when i lived there. i know the loss of x-dreams really put a damper on it, but i believe kink and blackout distro are still based there.

Been out of the loop for a while but I still have a few buddies who ride bmx. I know Kink is still in ROC, not sure about Blackout though. There are a few newer indoor bike parks around the area now but can't think of the names off hand right now.

 

[Adventurous]

I'm still rocking a 2002 Turner RFX. It won't seem to break and I have no reason to replace it right now. I'll probably ride it til the bitter end.

 

[Sandwich]

Still have a pair of 535 clipless that I bought in 1997. My first upgrade, I think. Heavy as lead but you can't kill em...

Otherwise, I'm pretty new school, with Kranked-approved 29" wheels on my trail sled, a 24" dirt jumper, and a 29+ krampus in the stand. Some things are just that much better...like shimano brakes vs. pretty much anything that came before...

 

[kazlx]

Been wanting a bmx again lately. Figured it would be something fun to ride when my son starts riding bikes in a next few years. Wife thinks I'm crazy for wanting a 4th bike, but she hasn't said no yet

BMX is so fun. I bought a used Cult off of CL to ride with my nephew at the skateparks. My brother rides his skateboard and my nephew rides his strider. I'll take my kid once he's old enough.

 

[dump]

I guess some people see my bike as old school these days... 26, hardtail, flats. Can't say pay attention to that though - it's certainly not holding me back from having fun. It's versatile, easy to maintain and suits me.

re: my avid cr from 2009 are still rocking and feel great. Bleed once every 18 months or so.

 

[jonKranked]

BMX is so fun. I bought a used Cult off of CL to ride with my nephew at the skateparks. My brother rides his skateboard and my nephew rides his strider. I'll take my kid once he's old enough.

bmx is the best. if i could only have one bike it would probably be this.

 

[mantispf2000]

All 3 are 26", a Cannondale with original elastomer/spring headshock and v-brakes, just got back to flats on one of them this year (that's a fun way to ride all over again), and rocking the pink lycra shorts (sometimes covered with my baggies, though).

It's only if I lost everything, like in a house fire (knock on wood that never happens), that I'd consider going to this new-fangled wheel size.....

 

[Jim Mac]

all 26" yo.

except for my two 24" bmx cruisers.

EDIT: ride all bikes on flat pedals now but with 5-10 shoes, does this DQ me?

 

[OGRipper]

I have a fancy carbon bike with six hundred and fifty bees, but I'm grouchy as hell anyway.

 

[ICEBALL585]

EDIT: ride all bikes on flat pedals now but with 5-10 shoes, does this DQ me?

I do the same. **** clipless!

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

The day I can't replace one of my 26" bikes with a similar, newer 26" bike is the day I buy a moto and never look back.

 

[Jim Mac]

I'm listening to Merciful Fate 'Curse of the Pharaohs' , I am retro.

 

[jonKranked]

I do the same. **** clipless!

i went back to the dark side. everything is clipless except my bmx bike and and trials bike. even riding clipless for DH.

 

[jonKranked]

The day I can't replace one of my 26" bikes with a similar, newer 26" bike is the day I buy a moto and never look back.

that's the day i go all bmx.

 

[Jim Mac]

that's the day i go all bmx.

more I ride my S&M cruiser, the more I want a 20!

 

[dump]

I have a fancy carbon bike with six hundred and fifty bees, but I'm grouchy as hell anyway.

Please exit this thread. You are not fooling anyone

 

[jonKranked]

more I ride my S&M cruiser, the more I want a 20!

do it!!!!

 

[Sandwich]

lol, RM has a thread based on being a retrogrouch.

 

[jonKranked]

i still run 9 speed!

 

[stevew]

i still run 9 speed!

8 speed.

 

[SkaredShtles]

i still run 9 speed!

Wait... wouldn't retrogrouch be 7-speed?

 

[jonKranked]

Wait... wouldn't retrogrouch be 7-speed?

unless you're running single speed rigid or maximum gearzzzzz (which i take to mean 11spd) you're retro these days. or so i've been told.

 

[eric strt6]

can't really say retrogrouch due to the fact that I busted all my earlier stuff but 26" no electronics

 

[rideit]

I have *cough* alloy 650 rims.
Does that make me old skool these days?

Or is it enough to just be old?

 

[jonKranked]

i'm confused as well, i have a set of carbon xc wheels, but they are on a ~2002 yeti XC hardtail. with a triple crank no less. am i gambling with the fabric of spacetime?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I've been riding mountain bikes for 24 years. Fack that's a long time.

 

[jonKranked]

I've been riding mountain bikes for 24 years. Fack that's a long time.

coincidentally PSP's IQ

 

[blindboxx2334]

i'm confused as well, i have a set of carbon xc wheels, but they are on a ~2002 yeti XC hardtail. with a triple crank no less. am i gambling with the fabric of spacetime?

i am waiting for a magical black hole to open up after reading this.

i dont have old stuff. but i live with people who have old bikes. i think im going to take one off their hands (they just sit outside anyways), and convert it into a snow bike for next year.. some early 00s jamis, its orange.

 

[jonKranked]

the yeti frame was among the last made in the US. it's not going anywhere

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

can't really say retrogrouch due to the fact that I busted all my earlier stuff but 26" no electronics

Wrong size frame = retrogrouch.