I think maybe the best idea is to start your new thread with links to the old threads that you found. That way people aren't responding to users that are no longer here and probably are in a happier place in their lives with a brand new bike that has brand new problems.
Originally Posted by
masi61
Some Zombie threads seem to disappear completely after a statute of limitations wears out? For example, ~ 10 years ago there were several helpful threads on how to troubleshoot Shimano FlightDeck computers.
Have you tried searching via google? There have been some times since I have been here when the database got messed up, but AFAIK, we don't get rid of old threads.
As far as zombie threads goes, we often leave them if it's a good thread. But since we don't close threads at a certain age, someone might show up from a google search and bump just about any thread. And it often seems that if someone was making controversial statements in a thread, that thread will sometimes get bumped for that reason alone. We don't allow one-sided flame wars, so we close the thread. If we really hate the thread, we'll delete anything after the bump.
Here's a thread that was too beautiful to stay open. You can't see the post that got us to decide to close it.
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...-yell-you.html