Originally Posted by fishboat

. I can say I'll never ride with anyone that has one..not because I'm snooty..but because they'll never be able to keep up with me, and I'm much older and slower than I once was. I hike local MTB trails (dual use) and see maybe 5-10 bikes in a hundred MTB are FT bikes. I can't imagine why anyone riding off-road would want to lug...all..that..up and down craggy trails. It's so much more fun on a nimble MTB bike.