And new bikes are even more silly. A whole bunch of needless "improvements" to make riding them easier for non riders, or so such and such company can say their bike has more technology and weighs a 1/4 pound less. Bikes stopped being believable 10-15 years ago. Carbon fiber derailleur cages? Really? Who even needs that?,,,,BD

In all honesty the biggest pain in the butt at my job is working on brand new high end mountain bikes, that people actually try to use for their intended purpose. Sure it's high tech, but the components just don't hold up. Give me an 80's bike any day.. At least they stand up to being ridden.