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When is old school ?
jT Racing:
because if it wasn't around between 77 and 85 it's just not OLD SCHOOL, it will be old in 30 years just not old school because it's not from the OLD SCHOOL, same thing for house music and hip hop/rap, old school is just old school because it's the original thing. the terms mid school and new school are misleading, mid school is the mis leader unless you give it a definate cut off point and then everything after is just new school to an oldschooler, because
Standing in line marking time--
Waiting for the welfare dime
'Cause they can't buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun he says "Get a job"
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
They say hey little boy you can't go
Where the others go
'Cause you don't look like they do
Said hey old man how can you stand
To think that way
Did you really think about it
Before you made the rules
He said, Son
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
Well they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Because the law another's mind
When all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
thesku11s:
I think its really easy & clear to see & understand what oldschool is.
The same with new school.
However I think Mid school really needs to be split in two.
Foward thinking bikes of the late 80s up to the late mid 90's are what I think people have "traditionally" referred to as mid school in this OS bmx scene.
Its a characteristic period of bikes which most obviously defined as Pre-Threadless steerer.
Around 97 when all bikes atarted to have Ahead setups, V brakes started appearring (on a lot of bmx's too) and there was some really heavy bikes coming out (deebo, sabbath) oh and narrow bars too
- all of this I definteley think counts as a separate period, one which mightve been previously thought of as new school.
These bikes were generally overbuilt, mostly made in the USA and still had 44 - 16 gearing.
That period clearly ended with the arrival of today new school in the early 00's
44-16 gearing banished, overbuilt tubing banished. Very lean tubed bikes, mostly sold by small UK/US companies but manufactured in taiwan. Lightweight fashion, micro gearing. Fancy CNC multicoloured parts, brakeless fashion. Wide bars, slammed seat, 36h racelight wheels. custom colourschemes.
Flatcap:
I've had enough - who fooking cares :LolLolLolLol:
You'll never get everyone to agree anyway as this post shows so if it's a BMX then just go and enjoy!!!
That's what I'm sticking to. :daumenhoch:
Daz.
stidds:
I am also of the opinion that Old School is up to (and including) 1985. But what the hell do I know :uglystupid2:
jimmyp:
I would say anything above 20 years old is classed as old school. So we are in 2008 so anything around 87 is old school. Anything above 25-30 is vintage, this would move on year by year :daumenhoch:
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