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A certain truth in that.
I definitely think tubes should be round - good simple engineering, form and function, and makes fastening stuff to them simple.
Top bars can be sloping (I like) but definitely not curved at all.
Hear, hear even old rusty ones are gorgeous ,The most obvious difference is that almost all vintage bikes are attractive to look at, irrespective of whether they are intended for utility riding, off-road exploring, touring, or racing. The frames aren't made of weird shaped, ugly, oversized tubes, and the forks are elegant and don't look like someone has sawn a couple of legs off their kitchen table and jammed a wheel in between them, which is what modern carbon forks resemble.
Top bars can be sloping (I like) but definitely not curved at all.
the slabby forks are defo fugly!The most obvious difference is that almost all vintage bikes are attractive to look at, irrespective of whether they are intended for utility riding, off-road exploring, touring, or racing. The frames aren't made of weird shaped, ugly, oversized tubes, and the forks are elegant and don't look like someone has sawn a couple of legs off their kitchen table and jammed a wheel in between them, which is what modern carbon forks resemble.
the slabby forks are defo fugly!
Mind you I don't think all modern bikes look ugly, the ones designed to look "retro" or "classic" can be quite nice