>>1873913>from my personal experience of witnessing a lot of vintage revival trends, and lust for 90s stuff, it all falls flat when the trend passes.The rigid 90s mtb thing and just 80s/90s bikes generally, road bikes of that era too, aren't a trend. They have been popular and good since they were released, and they haven't really been surpassed by anything as either quality low-cost general purpose bicycles, or, for their aesthetics.
I wouldn't call them vintage either. They're classic but not old or obscure enough to be vintage. One of the major appeals is the currently produced and standardized componentry. Vintage bikes are something else entirely, older, less practical and more esoteric/exotic.
Hell a lot of people ride bikes like this without even having been sucked in by any memes or really being aware of the culture.
