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An unlikely build....
Topic Started: Dec 18 2009, 07:18 PM (210 Views)
retrobiker
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...but a wiked outcome!

02 Kona Chute 'XC': linky link

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darth vader
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How old does a bike have to be to be a retro?

Thats only 7 years old!
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belugabob
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Darth - when you get to a 'certain age' everything else seems to be 'not very old' ;)

'Tis a nice colour scheme though!
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retrobiker
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That particular page is for >1998 bikes.

I guess in a sport like this with its ever changing technology even fairly recent bikes can be considered retro. Mostly though its mid/late 90's or earlier that's really retro. I think the appeal is that the era produced some of the best looking and technologically innovative bikes and components of recent years.

I really like the look of that Chute and I was surprised I did. Seeing the thread title I thought oh-no not another kiddie chav 'Jump' bike :rolleyes: but it looks really good as an XC bike and the geometry seems spot on.

PS: Im not that old. I just don't like the ugly modern chite we are expected to buy because last years frame/fork/component is now outdated......End of mini-rant :D (have I made this a Retro v's Modern thread, oops!) I like some modern stuff like the Crank Brothers products for example. I find alot of it dull and all this long travel stuff seems to take the riding out of riding for me.

Anyway, I though the bike was something different and put the link up so others could see it. Its not mine obviously but it show's that not everything on retrobike is ancient :lol: Its a rather cool and unusual build that seems to work really well and is pleasing on the eye I think :)
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darth vader
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Sorry wasnt an anti retro thread , genuine question, was wondering if it was the build or the bike ,


Bobs right I have reached the age when most things arn't all that old !


Also I agree about the bling stuff
particularly when a £12 head set will last the same length of time as a £60 one
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retrobiker
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Its OK, I didn't take it that way. I let my fingers get a bit carried away on the keyboard sometimes :D

Now back to searching for 'Retro' bike components on eBay! Now again some minty condition Ringle appears! That reminds me. A few weeks ago there was a NOS pair of white Onza Pork tyres on the bay. Went for nearly £300!!!! :o :D
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Ming the Merciless
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I like shiny....................

I'm waiting for the carbon titanium bell at £50 before I fit a bell to my bicycle! :lol:
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Freewheeler
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So something from the 80s would be more of a 'retro' retro bike then? Ah I get it now...
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