Not really a trend I’ve followed, more its the stuff I’ve realised I’ve missed out on.
My bikes have always been a bit too XC, although its a Cham with a 140mm fork, it’s still got narrow ish tyres and the saddles always set too high, I can do all the things I want on it, but I’ve realised that actually I can probably have more fun with a longer fork, some bigger tyres and a bit more space to move about on.
[blowing my own trumpet]
A recent trip to the alps revealed that given the right equipment I’m actually not as bad at the descending/jumping thing that I thought I was,
[blowing my own trumpet/]
Time for a slight change in perspective