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08-18-22, 01:13 PM
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Hope this isn't a duplicate but the subject rag (theradavist.com) has an interesting story and great pictures about the evolution of mountain bikes in norcal. Interesting read by Wende Cragg, one of the pioneers.
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08-18-22, 01:17 PM
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The Radavist is awesome, that whole team really does an excellent job with some great stories and cool product reviews. I highly recommend checking out their site often.
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Nice article, great photos, Wende is hot.
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I've had the opportunity to explore unknown areas by MTB (and many years ago by off road motorcycle); this article flooded me with those memories and made me realize that it's time for MORE!
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They wore it for the crashes I believe, as it is a relatively tough fabric that would offer some protection. When I started to ride a BMX in the 1980s the advice was the same, to wear denim if you couldn't find BMX pants to avoid the worst of the road rash.
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That’s a good article.
I did a lot of mountain biking in the 90s, just as the bikes were really starting to evolve and specialize. I had a 1991 StumpJumper. No suspension. Quill stem, 3x7 drivetrain, lowest gear ratio was something like 22x28. We didn’t even know at the time how incapable our bikes were, we just rode everywhere and had a ball. The last time I rode Slickrock trail on it (10 or 12 years ago), everyone gawked and either laughed at me or expressed a sense of reverent awe, because who knew you could leave the pavement without long travel suspension, 48 tooth cog, dropper seat post, hydraulic disc brakes, 800 mm bar width, etc.?
I did a lot of mountain biking in the 90s, just as the bikes were really starting to evolve and specialize. I had a 1991 StumpJumper. No suspension. Quill stem, 3x7 drivetrain, lowest gear ratio was something like 22x28. We didn’t even know at the time how incapable our bikes were, we just rode everywhere and had a ball. The last time I rode Slickrock trail on it (10 or 12 years ago), everyone gawked and either laughed at me or expressed a sense of reverent awe, because who knew you could leave the pavement without long travel suspension, 48 tooth cog, dropper seat post, hydraulic disc brakes, 800 mm bar width, etc.?
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That’s a good article.
I did a lot of mountain biking in the 90s, just as the bikes were really starting to evolve and specialize. I had a 1991 StumpJumper. No suspension. Quill stem, 3x7 drivetrain, lowest gear ratio was something like 22x28. We didn’t even know at the time how incapable our bikes were, we just rode everywhere and had a ball. The last time I rode Slickrock trail on it (10 or 12 years ago), everyone gawked and either laughed at me or expressed a sense of reverent awe, because who knew you could leave the pavement without long travel suspension, 48 tooth cog, dropper seat post, hydraulic disc brakes, 800 mm bar width, etc.?
I did a lot of mountain biking in the 90s, just as the bikes were really starting to evolve and specialize. I had a 1991 StumpJumper. No suspension. Quill stem, 3x7 drivetrain, lowest gear ratio was something like 22x28. We didn’t even know at the time how incapable our bikes were, we just rode everywhere and had a ball. The last time I rode Slickrock trail on it (10 or 12 years ago), everyone gawked and either laughed at me or expressed a sense of reverent awe, because who knew you could leave the pavement without long travel suspension, 48 tooth cog, dropper seat post, hydraulic disc brakes, 800 mm bar width, etc.?
