samr1953

I have a 2000 Gunnar Crosshairs. Is that vintage, or does it have to be 30, 40 or 50 years old? Does collectibility come into play beyond age? Or bike features? GC first made 1998.

Just wondering.

Right now I'm having fun converting the GC into a more comfy machine for my aging body. North Road bars, bar end shifters, etc. Thinking about the saddle, suggestions welcomed.

randyjawa 

25 years old or older. But everyone else disagrees, as I recall. Generally speaking, the older a bike is the more collectable it is likely to be.

mstateglfr 

This question. This question is vintage because its been asked dozens of times over for years and years now. It, like a vintage bike, is old.

I would say anything from a quarter century ago is vintage.
And anything with typical tech from long ago is classic- lug frame, level top tube, 130mm or narrower spacing, quill stem, etc are all typical features of what I view as classic.

hazetguy 

to me, if the year of the bike begins with 20.. it is not vintage.

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samr1953

Then maybe there should be a stickie with a generally accepted definition.

nlerner

Me, I'm vintage.

Oldairhead 

Yet in reviewing the thread links posted above it has not been conclusively answered. Most definitions of the word "vintage" relate to wine but there are two from Dictionary.com that may apply here.

of lasting interest and importance; venerable
old-fashioned; dated

It seems to me that you cannot pick an arbitrary year since it will always be a moving target. Even todays most modern "wonder bike" will at some point become old fashioned and dated. Personally, I would tend to go with the DMV definition of vintage vehicles being those who are more than 25 years old.

Defining "antique" is no easier of a task since something being antiquated is a subjective call by the observer. To some people anything that is pre-carbon fiber or electronic shifting is antiquated. Maybe this forum should be renamed "Old fashioned and dated bikes!"

cb400bill

There is no definitive answer. Our Classic & Vintage forum is inclusive, not exclusive. If you feel it is vintage, or classic, that is good enough for us.

Post away!

However, start a new thread as this one is closed.