Originally Posted by
cyccommute
It happened to mountain biking where the bike went from something utilitarian to something highly specialized and only designed for racing.
Yeah. That's why I've never bought a new mountain bike. Why would I ditch my relaxed 'enjoy the ride - enjoy the scenery' posture of my 1983 Saracen Conquest, to end up as if I'm in the off-road version of the Tour de France?
Maybe they should re-discover the pre-racing mountain bike as a 'mountain touring' bike or 'off-road touring' bike?
I guess if you add knobbly tyres to an expedition bike that's what you end up with. You can add front/rear suspension too, if you like that sort of thing.
How can the masses be so easily fooled into believing a streamlined tuck posture is what they want - rather than comfort?