FWIW, mountain bike technology has advanced an enormous amount over the past 20 years as compared to road bike technology. Granted road bike technology has adva

FWIW, mountain bike technology has advanced an enormous amount over the past 20 years as compared to road bike technology. Granted road bike technology has advanced a lot too, but most of the benefit there is in weight reduction. Mountain bike technology has advanced in weight reduction as well, but suspension technology is orders of magnitude better than 20-30 years ago. Modern mountain bikes are incredibly advanced and they're loads of fun to ride (and I say that as someone riding a bike designed about 10 years ago).