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When is old school ?
dialledbikes:
Trying to define stuff by age means the goal posts will keep moving. In 2 years time our 80s bikes will be 4 decades old. Are we going to refer to them as older/oldest school?
Defining bikes by technology means the timelines and definitions can stay relatively the same.
dwain dibbly:
so do you think the scene will progress?
will mid school be the next old school??
is the popularity of mid school going to increase
with the introduction of younger members as
these bikes were their childhood.
is it likely that the price of mid school bikes
and parts will increase to the level of old school stuff?
ive seen this sort of thing happen in the vw scene
in the early nineties pre 67 bugs were king but as time has
gone on mid-late 70's cars have become more popular as the early
stuff has ran out or out priced its self.
is this going to happen in bmx?? ?? ??
dannywhiteley:
As a new guy to the modern 'BMX' scene, but definitely remembering the glory years from the late 70's - 80's, i'd like to offer my un-biased opinion.
Much like with cars, old toys etc you can continually 'move the goalposts' and have set ages in which something attracts a certain tag, such as - 100+ years = antique, 50+ years = vintage, 20+ years = classic etc. The alternative is to have to set a definite timeline that doesnt change and terms like old school cant exist other than to describe an era or type of bike rather than a specific dated period.
Probably making no sense, but it all boils down to people being too attached to the 'old school' tag. Late 70' and 80's bikes such as Skyways, Haro's and Mongooses, etc will never be allowed to be called vintage as it just doesnt evoke the same memories.
That golden era late 70's - mid to late 80's will always be called old school for that reason. Therefore whatever comes after it has to be classified and decompartmentalised just to justify old school being called old school. Or does it?
dialledbikes:
At the end of the day, we should care less about when the bikes were made and whether they're old, mid or new school and just enjoy owning/riding them.
Lazarou:
If someone asked me which years encapsulate 'Old School' BMX I'd say 1969-1989.
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