old 2003 rocky mountain blizzard 853 reynolds steel hardtail... converted to 1x10 still works....
Bikes that do the job you want are never unfashionable.
However some status seeking princesses may disagree...
I’m just about to start an upgrade project on my Whyte PRST-1.
not sure if she was ever fashionable, but man do I love her !!
Zippy,
if your brother ever gets bored of that Marin I could be interested. I’ve heard those swing arms fit the PRST-1....
Steel framed 150mm full suss. Could be either full hipster or the complete opposite depending on your PoV I guess.
26 x 2.8 wheels/tyres. Again, either cutting edge or so far off-piste it hurts.
1 x 10. Almost retro now?
I ride a Merida. Seems unfashionable brand wise. It has been called an "Aldi bike" by one friend.
Bikes that do the job you want are never unfashionable.
They are still unfashionable, it just doesn't matter.
I started riding fixed gear track bikes on and off road almost 20 years ago. They were not fashionable and pretty much only used by roadies in the winter
There use on the road then became very fashionable in late 2000's. (good for me as I had much better selection of parts and frames)
They are now no longer the height of fashion although I have seen something called Tracklocross (using a brakeless fixed track bike on easy off road, i.e what I have done for 20 years) so I may still be just in fashion in those circles.
Another 10 years and I would guess I will be very out of fashion and not even the winter roadies will be using fixed as they will be too old.
Even though mine is relatively current I’d say it’s still unfashionable.
1. It’s a hardtail made of aluminium and not a full sus in carbon.
2. It’s got a non-stealth reverb on it.
3. It’s got Superstar wheels on it which though light, straight, wide and subtle, are neither Hope, nor Stans, nor carbon.
I like it it but I don’t think many would covet it so I’d say unfashionable.
full rigid steel. long wheelbase. curly shopping bike handlebars. thumbshifters. rear rack.
unfashionable by design.
26" 100mm travel front and rear, 27.2 rigid post, 69/72 degree angles, 3x9 sram drive train, QR wheels and a kona.
Total singletrack killer though. And FAST!
Up until a month ago I was riding a 26er 100mm hardtail with a 71 degree head angle and short reach. 27.2 rigid seatpost and it was 3x9 XT until just before Christmas.
I rode my brothers 27.5 plus Kona Unit while we were out for a ride together and it felt more capable than mine, then last month I bought a Marin Pine Mountain 1.
The Marin is still unfashionable, but it's a bit more modern, has tapered forks, boost spacing and 1x11. It also has a fixed 27.2 post yet I don't feel the need to lower the saddle as much.
I feel it's fair to say that modern bikes are more capable than the older ones, but as always the rider is more important than the bike, and your unfashionable bike is as fun as it always has been. I prefer my new bike, but still loved the old one.
Full-sus: Fork isn’t boost. Rims only 25mm wide.
Hardtail: Not boost. 25mm rims. 10 speed. 750mm bars.
Almost fashionable. Yeah.
kerley
They are still unfashionable, it just doesn’t matter...
Fashion is a construct that only exists in the mind. As you say, it doesn't matter - but I wonder if it's a form of mental illness. 🙂
The bike remains a bike.
Pretty unfashionable, its actually on eBay for sale and its so unfashionable that no one wants to pay £100 ono for it
I paid £60 for mine a few weeks ago
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Fashion is a construct that only exists in the mind.
Not really. It just means something that is popular or of the latest style. A 1990's MTB is neither popular or of the latest style therefore is not fashionable.
Fashion is a construct that only exists in the mind.
...or created by companies trying to sell more gear.
full rigid steel. long wheelbase. curly shopping bike handlebars. thumbshifters. rear rack.
Ton that sounds as 'unfashionable' as an East End pop-up boutique bike happening/retrobiscuit buffet😉
But if people are buying them because they are a certain style, deliberately unfashionable, aren’t they just a different side of the same coin/fashion?
like the kid you see in old, knackered clothes, but they are old and knackered in just the right way
tomhoward, yes.
malvernrider, that is a lovely looking tourer.
Never had you down as the fashion type Ton 😉
Just head to a retro mug Facebook group full of idiots paying way over the odds
Erm, they know about eBay too, soz to burst your cleverness bubble .
Still running 560mm bars on both my mtb's.
Still tootle about on my On One Inbred 26” rigid forks, paddle brake/gear levers. 3x9 gears. Great fun to ride.
Never had you down as the fashion type Ton
the type of bikes i ride were fashionable in the 50's mate.
In addition to the above, it's got ergon grips, and until they broke the ones with built in bar ends...
And a straight steerer.
Now I'm just praying nothing on it breaks as there won't be any replacements for it!
Had this from new but rebuilt by "Pace" using the original Frame a fork.
Not to modern geometry.
Regards Andrew
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