Mountain biking is a constantly evolving sport – components, apparel, even riding styles continue to change from season to season. What was once a must-have accessory (anyone need some anodized purple bar ends?) becomes a piece of history, something we can chuckle at when telling stories about how it was ‘back in the day.’ What follows are seven freeride trends that have earned their place in the history books, for better or worse.
1. Skinnies
The initial reasoning behind the advent of woodwork onto mountain bike trails was sound – bridges helped raise the trails above the mud and water found on Vancouver’s North Shore, allowing them to be rideable year round. But then something happened … More