tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post3164981371114468470..comments2024-01-04T05:32:14.360-05:00Comments on Fuji Otaku: Are You Classic, Or Vintage, Or Both?robatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711964135698976noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-85336078409271952872010-03-20T10:17:24.401-04:002010-03-20T10:17:24.401-04:00Good point on the rivendell philosophy! I hadn'...Good point on the rivendell philosophy! I hadn't thought of it that way! Now I can just spend my cash upgrading the bikes I already have...JPTwinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348686531981776474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-66777963895481165462010-03-20T09:35:35.320-04:002010-03-20T09:35:35.320-04:00I suppose I just have more of a "waste not, w...I suppose I just have more of a "waste not, want not" mentality. These older bikes are certainly serviceable and have a bit of character. <br /><br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-47706573364299249962010-03-19T23:47:23.673-04:002010-03-19T23:47:23.673-04:00Funny thing about Rivendell. If one really subscr...Funny thing about Rivendell. If one really subscribes to their core philosophy, as I tend to - simplicity, clearance, lugged frames, do-it all sorts of bikes, nothing new under the sun, don't throw money away, and bikes serviceable by owners - one could make the conclusion to not buy a Riv, but rather buy an old steel 70's/80's bike for a few bucks and get it on the road.robatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711964135698976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-75976683534018456322010-03-19T23:09:24.607-04:002010-03-19T23:09:24.607-04:00I think TEBH gets to the point. The bikes made ba...I think TEBH gets to the point. The bikes made back then, sealed bearings or not, do not resemble the bikes of today and the companies most likely do not have the same standards. And I cannot afford a bike of the lugged steel caliber that would be new (ahem, Rivendell), nor do I want to.<br /><br />I scored my Fuji for $75 and put another $200 into it and it's probably going to last me quite a while!<br /><br />I'm not wed to the 'vintage' idea, but i do love the classic look. I've also wanted to restore something like this for a while, so there's that too.<br /><br />Most of all, and this was your last thought: I just want a comfortable beautiful bike that fits me that I can ride all around.JPTwinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348686531981776474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-39065386724152219722010-03-19T20:44:25.810-04:002010-03-19T20:44:25.810-04:00I have to agree that the new stuff just doesn'...I have to agree that the new stuff just doesn't pull me in. I have been looking to build a fixed gear bike, and when Fuji rereleased the feather for this model year, I considered it. I also considerded the fact that this bike isn't built by the Fuji that built the Royale I love so much. That said, I'm still looking for a vintage frame and parts six months later.T. E. B. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904079088734804578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-34976977255666832892010-03-19T20:11:44.509-04:002010-03-19T20:11:44.509-04:00Fuji Otaku,
I'm glad to see your blog active ...Fuji Otaku,<br /><br />I'm glad to see your blog active again! I'm a Fuji fan and enjoyed it last year. You might have seen my webpage on the Fuji Sagres I used to own. I'm most partial to the America, though, and have a rusty old frameset I might build up some day.<br /><br />I've thought about the issue you wrote about here in similar terms. I argued on the iBOB list some months back that the vintage bikes have more "authenticity" than a contemporary lugged bike could achieve, which choice of term proved controversial. Upon further reflection, the term "aura" as used by Walter Benjamin is a more appropriate designation of what those old Fujis possess but modern reproductions lack.<br /><br />James BlackJames Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869465983199050582noreply@blogger.com