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I'm utterly perplexed by the vibe on the forum of late for uphill antics (cc: Dammit's mtb spending thread).
Do people actually take up mountain biking to go uphill? Isn't that what road bikes are for? Surely climbs are just an inconvenient necessity to facilitate sick downhills? Is everyone else here racing XC (the only discernible reason for putting thought in going uphill quicker...)
What gives?