Retro Trends

[Lid]

I like the trend of what I call "hot rodding" The recent gold Pace was the perfect example. A mix of old and new to produce something brand new.
Oh and you can actually ride it without bits of bling being scattered along the trail behind you.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Ah like the name "Hot Rodding" - very apt.

Personally I dont like those kind of builds... look wrong - mixing old tech with new just doesnt make sense in the bicycle world.. :?

 

[utahdog2003]

Ah like the name "Hot Rodding" - very apt.

Personally I dont like those kind of builds... look wrong - mixing old tech with new just doesnt make sense in the bicycle world.. :?

Depends on how you do it. For my Beast of the East, I fitted the XT-730 hubs with a 9spd XT hub body and a Sram cassette. Derailleurs are still Deore DX, but the shifters are Dura Ace bar-cons and Paul Thumbies. The rest of the bike is DX cantilevers and CODA levers and other period stuff. If I didn't tell you the bike was 9 speed, chances are you'd never see it.

The result is a bike that looks completely period, but has the gearing benefits of 9 speed and the technology of a modern drivetrain.

Hey, I love 7 and 8 speed as much as the next guy, but 9 speed is damn nice, (if not the most durable).

Now, if you put a 100mm travel fork on a 15 year old Zaskar, and fit it with outboard bearing bottom bracket/cranks, carbon bars and Sram X-0 all around, well then that's just tacky!

In my view, benefiting from modern technology is a good thing, but not at the expense of what the original bike was designed to be.

 

[captain8track]

re: hotrodding

I don't care to much for trends, I know what I like. The idea of using 9speed with the looks of yesterday is okay, but I don't see the point. I don't get around a xc track faster with 9gears then 8. And the granny ring is just a waste of time.

For me, if u have an old frame and u think it thru, you could build a great racer that could compete with a modern bike. Offcourse a Scale Ltd will be lighter, but on the other hand u could buy a lot of old junk for the price of one frame...

I would like to see even more good "rider" bikes in the forum, why not put discs on an old zaskar? it all depends on what u'r gonna use it for...