We've had, XC, SS, DH, jeycore, AM, All Mountain, Monster Cross, Fat, and all that.
So, open your minds to some imagination. What's the name of the next niche? No need to expand it with what the actual niche will be. Unless you want to, of course!
chillcore
Never mind the internet, Captain. Get stuck into that free bar.
MTB frames with BMX wheels. For extra maneuverability. Or something like that.
Made up internet personas.
return of the penny farthing. little wheel at the back so you can pump the terrain, big wheel up front for speed, and it fixed gear for smoother pedaling and faff freeness in the winter... *runs off to drawing board and hires marketing company*
"Phat Pharthings" perhaps?
Invoice is in the post.
Made up internet personas.
I was going to do one where I'm a university educated former public schoolboy. 😀
Oh, hang on....
All mountain 29er velocipedes?
I was going to do one where I'm a university educated former public schoolboy.Oh, hang on....
Thought you already have...ah, sorry, given the game away about your alter-ego... 😉
motor cross if they can make those electric motors small/powerful enough...
tandem unicycles
DH bikes with a 29" front wheel
Hopefully "Overbiked". I'll fit right in
Next niche already exists - Bike Friday Petite Folding Bikes - only for people who are shorter than 5'4" and weigh less than 57kg
http://www.bikefriday.com/bicycles/petite
Actually, they'd fail as the next niche wouldn't they? Most folks would be too large to jump on the bandwagon 🙂
loum - Membertandem unicycles
Old hat
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Wonky bike Dh
DH tandem? Bindun...
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650B
That thing exists then Sue?! I nominate Falling Off Bikes as the new niche. We all own bikes, we all watch videos of people falling off bikes. Yes, yes we do fall off bikes. The new niche is falling off not riding. And I reckon I'm better than you!
Time trial unicycles
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650b was already tried again but dident stick
Kev - 57kg is quite heavy, it's over 8 stone! How much cake do you have to eat to weigh that much 🙂
I vote for time-trialing unicycling (not that I'd ever manage to do it ...)
err yeah, I was making a joke about the weight of the bike before I realised I'd got it wrong- nevermind! I'm into competiitive falling off, that'd be fun. and difficult to judge/rule...
Northshore Tricycles
I predict the most niche thing will be
just riding your bike and enjoying yourself, rather than worrying about others:
looking different to you,
riding a bike you don't "get"
using helmets
and so on
it's a bloody rare thing, especially on narrowminded trackworld so it'll always be niche
just ride and smile. xx 😀
back in yer box Tazzy you wierdo.
just for that, next time I'm in wales you can't play with my generous but stiff frontage
Flying bikes:
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aww boo. I'd love to have a go on your fat one (oo-er) 😀
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Offroad singlespeed recumbenting. You know it makes (no) sense...
Hopefully the dustbin that it's parked next to was its final resting place.
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return of the penny farthing. little wheel at the back so you can pump the terrain, big wheel up front for speed, and it fixed gear for smoother pedaling and faff freeness in the winter... *runs off to drawing board and hires marketing company*
Too late, I'm on it.
Recumbent folding fixie penny farthing
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you know what, that looks like a laugh! How far can you chug along on that thing?
Hopefully the dustbin that it's parked next to was its final resting place.
Nope, I had fun with it, then it went off to Yorkshire somewhere. Though he wussed out and put gears on it...
Four course racing....
.... Meet up for breakfast on the seafront, some trails, then a starter at Corfe castle , trails, nice main course at kimmeridge bay, hills, square and compass for a cider interval, trails, then shIp inn for pud.
Garnished with an evening of geno washington and the ram jam band in swanage.
First Saturday in April.
Just happens to be my 40tH birthday.
Hang on,the most nichest thing for next year will be errr....
RIDING YOUR BIKE
Epicyclo..
How come when you rode past the taxi you looked like this:
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Then down the road you look like this:
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I never knew dahon made Delorean's 😆
Yup, it's got impressive acceleration... 😆
"multi bike racing" each different section of track you come too u have to pull into a pit area and change bike and clothes to suit the new section ,,all timed of course oh yeah and your only allowed up to ten bikes and £10 000 worth of kit
mountain bike biathlon. Ride a bit, put the bike down and shoot something. What's not to like...
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I think this covers most niches, and it's from 120 years ago!
. Ride a bit, put the bike down and shoot something. What's not to like...
I don't think rhys jones would approve 😯
Nothing beats a 120 year old auto transmission. 🙂
I have a mount vision with 29er wheels and cyclo cross tyres.
Mountain cross anyone?
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That's gotta be an artist's intepretation of the average working man's life.
Wheelie bin downhill.
I predict anyone not doing it will be sneered at for being overbiked.
Pumptrack-cross 650 SS
You can figure it out.....
mountain bike biathlon. Ride a bit, put the bike down and shoot something. What's not to like...
thats bin done to death in LA already
Hardfronts!
Everybody's got rigids, full sussers or hardtails. I'm going to take a full suss frame, bang a pair of rigid forks on it and start a new niche.
650b . . .
Jamis and KHS have a load of inbetweeny wheeled bikes in their ranges this year . . .
MTB frames with BMX wheels
Been done already...
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It's a lot of fun, but limited tyre choice.
Riding the cheapest and shonkiest bike is the "next niche" as it shows everyone (who is looking... and cares) that your clearly the better rider 🙄
I thought thats what the hybrids, sorry 29ers, are