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Because where's the fun in that?!
I guess I enjoy being the weirdo on the weird bike. I like getting asked about my bikes, I like that they stand out and I know that maybe makes me narcissistic or vain or whatever but even when I'm out riding by myself, away from other people, I'm still much happier riding something that I've made or modified.
Also as much as a modern bike would "just work", there's things I don't like about them. Namely low bottom brackets but I'm not a fan of huge droppers and the low frames required to run them either and the Cotics I've been looking at for example have about 75 pivots with bearings that need maintenance, that LTS is (I think) all bushings so should be a lot less to keep on top of.
M_V-
fair enough
absolutely buy into the fettle and weird bike vibes, just my ‘always buy mass made bikes as they just work’ brain can’t process it
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Droppers have changed off road riding completely. You will struggle to ride a lot of terrain if you can’t get your body lower because there is a saddle in the way. Your arms and legs are still the main suspension on a bike but if there is a saddle in the way you lose a lot of the potential travel. But each to their own
amey
dancing james
genuine question; why wont you buy something a little more modern that just works?