I worked at Race Face when they churned out cranks and chainrings in house .
The DH forks at the time had 4 inches of travel at best .
Everyone's jaw dropped when I rode to work on my Norco hard tail with a 4 inch travel bomber fork . The geometry is ruined they thought. I noticed a dramatic improvement in steering stability do to slacked head tube .
Back then many terrible ideas were attempted. Plenty of awful performing bikes . But the variety and creativity made the Industry exciting. Fun.
I don't think any modern bike or part performs terrible . What you don't like can be replaced with a myriad of options. Money is probably the greatest discerning factor .
My rides are dialed in. For fun.The reason I'm here is to see Innovation.
March 26, 2024, 11:38 a.m. - GB
I worked at Race Face when they churned out cranks and chainrings in house . The DH forks at the time had 4 inches of travel at best . Everyone's jaw dropped when I rode to work on my Norco hard tail with a 4 inch travel bomber fork . The geometry is ruined they thought. I noticed a dramatic improvement in steering stability do to slacked head tube . Back then many terrible ideas were attempted. Plenty of awful performing bikes . But the variety and creativity made the Industry exciting. Fun. I don't think any modern bike or part performs terrible . What you don't like can be replaced with a myriad of options. Money is probably the greatest discerning factor . My rides are dialed in. For fun.The reason I'm here is to see Innovation.