Originally Posted by
L8APEXN
It's not about how I feel. It's about fact.
The fact is that if you've ridden for a while you understand that the innovation ("a new method, idea, product, etc.") happened many years ago.
I was kind of late to the dropper party (notwithstanding my Hite Rite way back when) but still started riding with one in 2005.
That's why your "the best innovation in recent years for mountain biking" bit made me chuckle.
Thank you for assuming I'm a new rider and do not understand the English language. I'm not going to play the semantics game or assume things about you but I would like to see some proof of your "fact" that the dropper party was already going strong enough in 2005 that you were late to it.