what it the difference between vintage and antique?? how old does a thing have to be to be considered vintage, and how old to be considered antique?
fast eddie outty
fast eddie outty
vintage vs antique ??
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In bicycle terms - Antique usually refers to pre 1930, 1933 - basically pre balloon tire. Vintage is more of a general term to describe something that is dated or old, kind of like "classic" which generally means something 25 years or older in age. It's subjective though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntiqueWikipedia Antique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntiqueWikipedia Antique
yeah, I agree with skoda on this one. I just got a 20's Rollfast and to me that is antique. I don't consider my other balloon tire bikes as antiques.
vintage=you can still ride it or drink it.
antique=just look at it and appreciate it, but riding it or drinking it can kill you.
antique=just look at it and appreciate it, but riding it or drinking it can kill you.
GodHatesCleveland said:
hahaha... thats good... but all the best drinks are the ones that have been "aged". :wink:
Well, I was bored, so I went and did some Research on Ebay, the found of all bicycle knowledge.
As used there, "antique" refers to bikes that are from the 1950's and earlier, with a few later bikes thrown in.
"Vintage" refers to bikes that are from the 1960's and newer with a few earlier bikes thrown in.
A lot of bikes are called "vintage" AND "antique", perhaps to get more hits on ebay searches.
In bicycle forums, I see "vintage" used quite a bit for bikes from the 1980's or maybe 1990's- basically stuff that isn't new and isn't in production, especially steel-frame road bikes or early-generation mountain bikes.
One line of logic goes like this: I'm not "old". Therefore, anything they had when I was a kid can't be an antique. Thus, a 1960's bike is clearly not an antique, and those new-fangled 10-speeds obviously aren't vintage. But of course, when a 20-year-old uses this definition, stuff from the 1980's is obviously vintage or antique.
As used there, "antique" refers to bikes that are from the 1950's and earlier, with a few later bikes thrown in.
"Vintage" refers to bikes that are from the 1960's and newer with a few earlier bikes thrown in.
A lot of bikes are called "vintage" AND "antique", perhaps to get more hits on ebay searches.
In bicycle forums, I see "vintage" used quite a bit for bikes from the 1980's or maybe 1990's- basically stuff that isn't new and isn't in production, especially steel-frame road bikes or early-generation mountain bikes.
One line of logic goes like this: I'm not "old". Therefore, anything they had when I was a kid can't be an antique. Thus, a 1960's bike is clearly not an antique, and those new-fangled 10-speeds obviously aren't vintage. But of course, when a 20-year-old uses this definition, stuff from the 1980's is obviously vintage or antique.
