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Hey @crazylegs I never left
Punk. Yes, excellent analogy.
Was it the Pistols?
The Ramones?
The Clash?
Dead Kennedys?All of the above & others too?
We all know the answer to that one so lets be honest about the origins of MTB too..
If you asked my music teacher at school he'd have told you Mozart was the original punk.. but I have a feeling he may have just wanted us to pay a smidgeon of attention
By ‘sexy’, I mean it was very popular with younger people, and had a much ‘cooler’ image. A mountain bike was THE thing to have for a while, back then. A Muddy Fox with the MF logo wheel discs was the pinnacle of cool. But MTBing is now seen mainly as a sport enjoyed by middle aged men who like to dress up in ‘rugged’ gear at weekends. It’s definitely no longer ‘cool’. And I think this has a lot to do with that ‘compartmentalisation’ of the sport; back in the day, all you needed was a mountain bike and you could go anywhere. Now, it’s much more about dedicated trail centres, or Alpine resorts, rather than just riding wherever you want. The cool kids are all on fixies, vintage racers, e-bikes and scooters now. MTBs are ‘over’.
I see more people of all ages & shapes riding MTB now than at any other time I can remember. That may well be because some folks had little else to do the last 18 months perhaps but as far as I can tell there are many who are still carrying on their new habit. Bottom line: more people are riding more bikes - of all kinds IMHO..
Hiya @crazylegs, I'm still here. I also got to add the uk freeride scene was soooo cool 2000 onwards .malc and the guys at lennox forest,fish, zac and the boys for the Surrey scene, Devon with kingslieghyon and haldon, cliff with Bristol and the list is huge . Loved meeting them and was influenced by all