tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post7282494689769680141..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: What Is A Mountain Bike?Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-4141512113532714752017-02-26T16:01:30.944-05:002017-02-26T16:01:30.944-05:00I wholly concur. "what is a mountain bike&qu...I wholly concur. "what is a mountain bike" depends on your expectations and where you ride. This usually means at least front suspension if you are in a 'mountainous' environment. I've ridden a couple of full sus bikes that totally rock, but given the trade off between price and maintenance and such, I prefer a hard tail with front suspension. That being said, I do not like 'some' of the 'lag' a sus fork gives. Fully rigid makes one fully engaged in the trail and ride, which I love. Then strip it down to a rigid, SS, and there, you have something that a small group of us LOVE that is truly Mountain Biking. MICHAELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602028206436161120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-25839104117127640862017-02-22T17:52:19.425-05:002017-02-22T17:52:19.425-05:00The lawyer that Gary and I paid to trademark the n...The lawyer that Gary and I paid to trademark the name MountainBikes took our money, but the trademark was denied for a technical reason that the lawyer should have been able to avoid.<br /><br />We bluffed the industry for a couple of years that we had a trademark. Meanwhile, Bicycling Magazine had a contest to name this new form of bicycle that could not be called a "mountain bike." The winner? "All Terrain Bicycle." Which is why we have been using that clumsy term ever since.<br /><br />Not.<br /><br />Eventually somebody looked it up and found out we didn't own the term, which then went generic. Little known fact: I also came up with the name "Unicrown" to be used as a brand name for forks we planned to make, planned to stamp a little unicorn on it. Right about then, Gary bought me out of the company and failed to trademark another pretty good name, which is also generic now.Repack Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546353148176139255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-20577240326499145772017-02-22T14:43:12.446-05:002017-02-22T14:43:12.446-05:00I agree, I almost didn't go for a ride the oth...I agree, I almost didn't go for a ride the other day because I didn't have right category of bike. The area I went to advertised trails but they were more like gravel roads and very improved jeep track and I brought my Blackborow instead of my gravel rig. In ended up riding anyway and prevailed, who knew........ Irishtsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370725131051466052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-35213145069397876072017-02-22T08:33:56.774-05:002017-02-22T08:33:56.774-05:00We seem to have some innate need to categorize eve...We seem to have some innate need to categorize everything - to say that a particular bike, for example, is "this" or "that" type of bike. And this has only gotten worse over time in the bike world, with so many sub-niches these days that it's hard to keep up with, if not the cause for much eye-rolling. The most interesting, and often the most versatile and capable bikes, imo, are those that blend categories, or defy them altogether. The currently fertile region that lies somewhere between "gravel bike" and "mountain bike" is one such example...Smithhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771440476655478031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-90367447902676744182017-02-22T04:00:53.498-05:002017-02-22T04:00:53.498-05:00French have a much better word for mountain bike V...French have a much better word for mountain bike VTT - vélo tout terrain or ATB - all terrain bike.Miranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680107087421704952noreply@blogger.com