Originally Posted by
Kapusta
Heck just a dropper post would have saved almost all of them.
But the biggest thing that drives home is just how bad brakes used to be. Some of those folks just could not slow down. Made me remember the days of four-finger braking that was more of a suggestion to your bike to slow down.
Yep. It really shows how just one thing, like a dropper, really can change what's going on. Also, narrow bars.
Brakes. A lot of time its the ability to stop, or rather inability, that limits some trail choices for me. On one older bike, adding V brakes and compressionless housings has helped a lot.
All in all though. The OP’S idea of a tight cockpit, weight on the front wheel and high saddle definitely runs contrary to modern developments for maintaining control.