C&V under 40
11-22-18, 10:14 AM
#76
Full Member
33 here, but have always been into vintage everything. Recently got my cousin, 26, riding a mid 80s Centurion LeMans. His dad rode a similar bike in his younger years. I almost never see riders on old bikes near me. When I do get stopped for conversations about my bike it's from riders who were old enough to have ridden it new.
11-23-18, 08:27 AM
#77
Newbie
I’m 33, and the last couple of years I’ve been getting into older bikes, mostly mid-grade MTBs based on attainability (and I don’t mind chaining them up!). I’ve also been enjoying working on and flipping some older bikes and learning a lot about them and building mechanic skills in the process.
Right now my keepers are a 1992 Bianchi Project-3 in great shape and a fairly worn Rockhopper Sport, probably ‘93.
Right now my keepers are a 1992 Bianchi Project-3 in great shape and a fairly worn Rockhopper Sport, probably ‘93.
11-23-18, 05:56 PM
#78
multimodal commuter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ, NYC, LI
Posts: 19,808
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Mentioned: 584 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1908 Post(s)
Liked 574 Times
in
339 Posts
I'm 56 and can't remember why I opened this thread, but I'm glad I did cuz I found out how old y'all are, which would be totally useless information if I remembered it, which i don't.
11-23-18, 07:42 PM
#79
Phyllo-buster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,847
Bikes: roadsters, club bikes, fixed and classic
Mentioned: 133 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2298 Post(s)
Liked 2,055 Times
in
1,255 Posts
I'm delighted to see all the keepers of the flame, under 40 that is. I hope you're enjoying the ride as much as I did.
11-23-18, 07:44 PM
#80
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 17,159
Mentioned: 481 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3811 Post(s)
Liked 6,711 Times
in
2,613 Posts
I think I have some t-shirts under 40, but I don’t wear them much.
11-23-18, 08:11 PM
#82
Senior Member
Im 38 going to be 39 in February. Been here since 2005 and totally have been enjoying the ride!
11-23-18, 08:35 PM
#83
Pedalin' Erry Day
I'm 31, been seriously into bikes for about a decade now, mostly vintage road bikes, initially because they were affordable. I like riding, fixing, and (to a limited extent) collecting older bikes because they fit the kind of life I want to live: simple, practical, not obsessed with keeping up appearances or chasing material possessions. I've worked in a couple of bike shops and never felt any real desire to own anything new, and since I don't race I don't need anything beyond what good quality bikes from the 70's and 80's can offer.
