/n/ - Transportation » Thread #2064983

[22 / 10 / 1]

2MiB, 1080x1395, Screenshot_20260204-164853.png

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 00:49:44 No.2064983 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2064990

Has the vintage market finally shit the bed? I remember these selling for $400 back 10 years ago

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Screenshot_20260204-172558.png, 1MiB, 1070x1383

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 01:26:39 No.2064986 Report

Quoted By: >>2065018

This isn't even local pickup and the drivetrain is spotless

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Screenshot_20260203-060727.Discord.png, 2MiB, 1080x1067

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 01:43:47 No.2064988 Report

Quoted By:

There's a 17 lb Domane 4.3 near me and the guy wants $500, I just have too many bikes and not enough time

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:01:15 No.2064989 Report

Quoted By:

Tech layoffs. The people who used to buy twee obnoxious antiques to be like Ultra Romance are more worried about paying their bills now so the vintage buyers are now people who actually just needed a cheap ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:15:42 No.2064990 Report

Quoted By: >>2064991

>>2064983
normies only buy fomo bikes and the rest of us are still feasting on the glut of brand new post-covid overstock at used bike prices

we're in this funny spot where even a low-end new bike is going to be a LOT better than midrange vintage. I'd never turn up my nose at a gaspipe steed but we're into a new era now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:33:48 No.2064991 Report

Quoted By: >>2064992

>>2064990
>feasting on the glut of brand new post-covid overstock at used bike prices
I would rather starve than 'feast' on disc shitter modern bikes. But good news for me then

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO date yourself.jpg, 164KiB, 983x643

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:42:38 No.2064992 Report

Quoted By: >>2064993

>>2064991

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:49:09 No.2064993 Report

Quoted By: >>2064994 >>2064999

>>2064992
Show me your 1990s disc bike that you ride

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 02:55:19 No.2064994 Report

Quoted By: >>2064995

>>2064993
I don't have one because in the 1990s wheels sucked ass and dropout spacing was too narrow to reasonably accommodate good dish with a brake disc.

a 2022 wheel compared to a 1998 wheel is like comparing an intergalactic UFO to a soda-bottle rocket. they both move but...

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 03:12:42 No.2064995 Report

Quoted By:

>>2064994
Okay

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 04:11:45 No.2064999 Report

Quoted By:

>muh CANNONDALE
honestly never heard of this brand before coming to /n/ tbqh m'lad

but yes, very few people want "vintage" stuff, it is simply out of fashion. wait a few years for the tech bubble to die down

>>2064993
my friend had a disc brake bike in 1999 and it was a Canadian Tire Special. also we were seven

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 213901230921093.png, 652KiB, 869x894

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:18:18 No.2065018 Report

Quoted By: >>2065020 >>2065024

>>2064986
The rear cassette is black bro. It's meant to be silver.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:29:08 No.2065019 Report

Quoted By: >>2065023

I had to recently hunt for a fitting frame for my needs and I found a lot of aluminium garbage that has good specs (even stuff like look, bianchi etc.) but none of them were practical. Those nice used steel bikes for little money are starting to dry up and no one sensible would want some 90s aluminium meme bike or questionable integrity carbon bikes. Memeing steel out of existence will leave a massive market with 90s/00s aluminium trash no one wants.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:32:52 No.2065020 Report

Quoted By: >>2065022

>>2065018
Cassette is a wear item. You might as well complain that it has mismatched tires.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1768632073277602.jpg, 92KiB, 675x900

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:47:05 No.2065022 Report

Quoted By:

>>2065020
I agree but your first post said the drivetrain was spotless. It isn't and that alone makes the bike less of a bargain.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1770286420185492.jpg, 665KiB, 1170x770

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:48:53 No.2065023 Report

Quoted By: >>2065027

>>2065019
>but none of them were practical
How so? Like they lack fender and rack mounts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:55:33 No.2065024 Report

Quoted By: >>2065030

>>2065018
its also a mismatch sora rd ultegra shifters etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 12:59:56 No.2065027 Report

Quoted By: >>2065028 >>2065709

>>2065023
well lack of mounting points is the biggest offender for sure but then you also get "tite gaps" that barely fits 25-28 tires, aggressive racer geometry, 90s garbage aluminium and also frame size is difficult to find since most people here are manlets.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1758158420141184.jpg, 444KiB, 1147x1200

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 13:03:31 No.2065028 Report

Quoted By: >>2065032

>>2065027
I see. You want the larger tyres and larger frame size. Might be better to buy a new entry level bike and replace the parts you don't like.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1770280975105138.jpg, 1MiB, 4032x3024

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 13:05:17 No.2065030 Report

Quoted By:

>>2065024
I've mismatched shifters before with no consequence so that's probably ok. Shimano standard is pretty uniform as far as I know.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 05 Feb 2026 13:11:45 No.2065032 Report

Quoted By:

>>2065028
yeah I had a choice of getting some new hi-ten mystery steel frame that is practical but even the cheapest one would cost double in comparison to a good vintage bike. I will stock up on a few vintage frames when I see some on sale since in comparison to say 12 years ago the market is very dry now and some of them aged poorly with rust and neglect. Right now the market is full with BSO, electric and used aluminium/ carbon bikes, clock is ticking for practical steel bikes.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO trekpilot650B1.jpg, 104KiB, 600x669

Anonymous Sat 14 Feb 2026 01:54:03 No.2065709 Report

Quoted By:

>>2065027
>tite gaps" that barely fits 25-28 tires, aggressive racer geometry, 90s garbage aluminium

They are ripe for 650b conversion. Then you get a suprr zippy bike with cushy tires and with room for fenders.

Capcode	All Only User Posts Only Verified Posts Only Moderator Posts Only Manager Posts Only Admin Posts Only Developer Posts Only Founder Posts
Show Posts	All Only With Images Only Without Images Only Spoiler Images Only Non-Spoiler Images
Deleted Posts	All Only Deleted Posts Only Non-Deleted Posts
Ghost Posts	All Only Ghost Posts Only Non-Ghost Posts
Post Type	All Only Sticky Threads Only Opening Posts Only Reply Posts
Results	All Grouped By Threads
Order	Latest Posts First Oldest Posts First

On these archives

Your latest searches