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Respectfully speaking, I think we’re talking about different kinds of mountain biking.

• burnte 5y ago
  Respectfully speaking, that doesn't answer my question. We may be talking different kinds, true, I tend to go far enough that I'll absolutely need to stop and rest before heading back. Maybe you're just on short jaunts where stopping isn't needed?
  • zucked 5y ago
    The wave of MTB that we're currently in is loosely based on lots of things, but two major shifts have happened in the last 10-ish years. * the geometries of bikes have changed dramatically. Bikes are longer, with slacker headtubes, longer reaches and steeper seattubes. 29" wheels are finally being crowned as "the" standard, with 27.5 and 26" wheels being relegated to speciality bikes. *The style of riding has shifted from XC, where distance and ups/downs are to be expected, to more Enduro-style, where you go up to go down. The downs are what your bike is oriented to do. The downs are also getting more 'extreme' in the sense that you're seeing lots more flow/jump trails or simply highly technical sections. Kickstands are not used (I haven't seen one affixed to a modern MTB in a decade or more) because they're heavy, they're a moving part, and most of the routes I ride they'd be an annoyance. They might be useful for you, but you're not going to find any manufacturer touting them as standard equipment (or even compatible) today.
    • burnte 5y ago
      Oh, I know they're not SOP anymore, haven't been for ages. But, they're pretty light and useful for when you get off the bike and don't want to lay it on the ground or on a tree.
• CountDrewku 5y ago
  I think this is a big issue in this thread. A lot of people in here are calling riding on gravel or maybe a tame dirt path on there way to work mountain biking. This is why bar-ends and kickstands make sense to them because they're not actually mountain biking.