This will come as no surprise to many of you, but I thought I’d write it down anyway.
I bought my first MTB in 1994 ish and rode pretty consistently until maybe 2015 ish when I initially turned into a roadie and then a runner.
Well, last week I was in the Cannock Chase area and so thought I’d dig out some old kit and hire a bike, a Trek Remedy 7 I think.
My gosh it was good.
The tyres. What a revelation they are. Big, well cushioned and so, so much grip. Ridiculous and they got me out of trouble so many times.
And the suspension. You don’t notice it, in a really good way. No bobbing on the climbs, but deals with any bumps or ruts and means you can go so much quicker than you thought possible.
The gears. They just work, whether you’re pushing on the pedals or making hasty, ill advised multiple changes on an uphill sections, they just click in. Magnificent.
Dropper posts. I was cynical, the last time I used one I didn’t quite get it. But by God they are good. Though I still think a button to drop it rather having to sit on it to make it go down would make them even better.
Geometry. Stable down hill, confidence inspiring downhill, climbs well, fun, just massively smile inducing.
So yeah, probably what you all know already, but anyway modern bikes are ace.
