It's official, my bike is "old school"

[bigbill]

When I was stationed in San Diego, my bike was called "old school" all the time because it was steel. Pegoretti BLE with Record 11 is apparently old.

[Plum Hill]

Some years back I showed up a the local shop ride on my Ottrott ST. Dyed tubes (burgundy), Campy 10, Neutron wheels.
After the ride, chock full of the latest matt black carbon creations, three young guys came up individually and all commented “prettiest bike out here”.

[unterhausen]

"Old school" might be a decent description of most of my bikes, even the new ones. Someone once told me my steel bike was "a nice old bike," even though it was only a couple of years old.

I was riding PBP in 2019 when a guy rode up next to me and asked, "français?" I think that's the same as saying I was riding an old bike.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Spinner

Last Saturday I rode my 2004 Rambouillet in the Chautauqua Gran Fondo. At least 8 other riders were effusive about my orange ride, with the word "beautiful" used by half of the commentators. I guess it was pretty easy to stand out when the vast majority of other bikes were black.

Yep. I love the looks of my orange Rambo even when it's just standing in the garage --but--in the sunlight its subtle metal flake really POPS!

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

As Walter Cronkite would say, "And that's the way it is."

I don't know about the bike, but the fact that you quoted Walter Cronkite definitely makes you "old school."

Originally Posted by martl

0 on my ciavete Pego with Record and Lightweights

Heathens!

[54ny77]

end of an era.

journalism downhill ever since.

even rather went full nutso.

grandson walt iv is a journalist/media guy.

Originally Posted by cgolvin

I don't know about the bike, but the fact that you quoted Walter Cronkite definitely makes you "old school."



Heathens!

[robt57]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

I don't know about the bike, but the fact that you quoted Walter Cronkite definitely makes you "old school."



Heathens!

Or maybe just old?

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by unterhausen

"Old school" might be a decent description of most of my bikes, even the new ones. Someone once told me my steel bike was "a nice old bike," even though it was only a couple of years old.

Yep, I'm sure everything in the bike cave would be considered old school by most. Even the Peg, the Kirk machines, the 15 lb Cannondale, the Y-Foil, etc.

And I guess it is, but it serves me just fine and some of them I consider quite modern compared to the others. If I ever gave in to my desires and had my own custom steel Kirk made I'm sure many would see it and think, "Old School" even if it had the most modern of components on it.

[Lionel]

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

[nobuseri]

Absolutely. I get the same about my EP, EPS, and Z1. I was asked today on a ride if I was going to buy a modern bike. Told them I love round and level top tubes too much.

Originally Posted by Lionel

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

[54ny77]

"old school" got me down the road today.

'Merica, baby!



Lionel, that Crumpton is perfection.

[nmrt]

What I do wonder is if Pog was riding a Kirk* steel bike this Tour and Jonas was on his Cervelo wonderbike, would Pog have preserved his 6 min lead and still win? My gut says no. But I am sure there must websites that could spit out some semi decent numbers based on aero gains/stiffness of the Cervelo wonderbike Vs the Kirk.

*or an Ottrott etc

[corkycalvin]

Anything mechanical shifting and rim brake is considered old school?