Hi there,
I’ve come on board at a pretty interesting time, I reckon!
I’ve been a mountain biker for… wow… nearly 30 years, I guess? I got my first bike in 1988, so there you go. No wonder the beard’s so… distinguished…
So I’ve seen a lot come and go over that time. Suspension, then dual suspension, then proper dual suspension… I was even around for the start of the blackwall tyre thing. Still not a fan, either… skinwalls rule! Ahem…
Now, though, the sport is in a very different place. There’s a saying I pinched from a skier; when I started riding, you’d wave to other people with mountain bikes on their car, there were so few of us.
It’s always had a collegiate, friendly atmosphere, but sheer weight…