Is it a fad if it's winning races?

The last thing anyone wants is for their dear bike to suddenly become obsolete. Or at least hopelessly outdated. Every single technological advance has been scorned by someone. Usually someone who loves the bike they ride and doesn't have the funds to get a new one.

29ers, 27.5, tapered head tubes, electronic shifting, thru axles, disc brakes, tire clearance, relaxed head tube angles, short cranks, tubeless, full suspension, gravel suspension, dropper posts, carbon fiber, and I'm sure I missed about a million other things.

All of these things got somebody's knickers in a twist. Some have become almost universally accepted while others have faded.

My biggest problem with it is the OP using 32's as a reason to copy and paste BS to this forum.