10 years out... what have i missed?

SAMMA

Squid
I haven't been riding for 10 years and looking to get myself a new all-mountain kind of bike.
I used to race downhill and XC, when there was only 26" wheels, Kona were big, Marzocchi were still alive, and the forum had a different name...

What have I missed? What are the good bike brands now?
Went through this in the last 12 months and am still wading through the options / what's changed ... ended up "rejuvenating" my old ride for the time being (which is a veritable antique these days) while I decide on a new rig - good luck the choice is vast these days ...

P.S the looks you get are priceless when passing people on a 26" wheeled MTB with 2.0/2.1 tyres (rims are only 19mm internal width lol) ... like riding on pizza cutters compared to the fat tires on wide rims that are standard fare these days
 

Dozer

Heavy machinery.
Staff member
Thanks for making the effort to link that post, I just wet my pants reading it again (no pun intended).
 

dancaseyimages

Mountain bike pornographer
-Paint schemes advanced to colour changing (re: Devinci, Spesh) and have gone back to retro all in a few years.
-Strava KOM seems to be E-fame bragging rights, complete with digital crown and trophy.
-Lift passes have become more expensive
-Its no longer couture to skid berms, unless you get a sick photo of it.
 

hellmansam

Likes Bikes and Dirt
Wow ! I don't mind a bit of hunting but have never got up to such antics (yet)
 

nathanm

Eats Squid
been a couple of years away for me too and have come back as I was simply looking for some cheap parts to convert my partners old hardrock hardtail to a dually. Have been surprised to see the trading area pretty much empty which is disappointing.

What I thought was going to be a cheap and easy exercise has well and truly taken me down the rabbit hole with OD headtube's and pressfit this and that.

Don't even get me started on how impossible it is to find a tapered fork with 9mm drop outs for less than $500. Thanks to Moorey I've tracked down a NOS frame and fork for less than that.

I still run a 08 Stumpjumper frame (completely custom but with old spec parts) and stock 2015 Merida 140 7.9.

Looks like I have some catching up to do on the shenanigans that I have missed.
 

Boom King

downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
been a couple of years away for me too and have come back as I was simply looking for some cheap parts to convert my partners old hardrock hardtail to a dually. Have been surprised to see the trading area pretty much empty which is disappointing.

What I thought was going to be a cheap and easy exercise has well and truly taken me down the rabbit hole with OD headtube's and pressfit this and that.

Don't even get me started on how impossible it is to find a tapered fork with 9mm drop outs for less than $500. Thanks to Moorey I've tracked down a NOS frame and fork for less than that.

I still run a 08 Stumpjumper frame (completely custom but with old spec parts) and stock 2015 Merida 140 7.9.

Looks like I have some catching up to do on the shenanigans that I have missed.
Converting a hardtail to a dually was always going to be complicated.
 
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