Anyone remember when suspension forks like Rock Shox were first coming onto the market? Seems to me that some of the riders in the Paris-Roubaix in the early 1990s ‘experimented’ with shock-absorbing forks on road bikes; the 1992 event was won by Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle on a Peugeot with Rock Shox, and the claim went around that it wouldn’t be long before rigid forks on bikes were going to be as rare as cantilever frames or the 1950s dummy ‘tank’ styling that were de rigueur on bikes of that era.
Fast-forward a quarter-century, and I’m not seeing an awful lot of active suspension on road bikes. It was a fad, like the Durham elliptical chainring or the Shimano 7200EX system of the late 1970s (with its odd-ball crank and pedal threading that was absolutely incompatible with anything made before or since) or the inexplicable demand for a while for purple-anodized componentry. Unless it is able to significantly reduce the cost to the manufacturer to include them, I see the same thing with regard to through axles except in very limited niche-specific circumstances.
Through axles and disk brakes make riding so much better in wet, hilly climes such as where I live. Mountain bikers can also ride a drop bar bike without having to reduce the quality of their braking and handling. Now we also see new suspension options that make sense for the road from Cannondale, Lauf, Specialized, and RedShift Sports. These great changes make ‘road’ riding vastly more versatile and appealing.
Heffe you forgot mention the Ergon CF3 seatpost (used by Canyon) which is crazy good, as well as the Cane Creek ‘thudbuster’ although that seems a bit much for my taste. To me the CF3 epitomizes the light super simple but effective gear that can make a huge difference on the road.
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Be it bicycles or Porsches.
I like thru axles
Thru axle makes no sense, until you try to change a wheel with disc brake
Anyone remember when suspension forks like Rock Shox were first coming onto the market? Seems to me that some of the riders in the Paris-Roubaix in the early 1990s ‘experimented’ with shock-absorbing forks on road bikes; the 1992 event was won by Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle on a Peugeot with Rock Shox, and the claim went around that it wouldn’t be long before rigid forks on bikes were going to be as rare as cantilever frames or the 1950s dummy ‘tank’ styling that were de rigueur on bikes of that era.
Fast-forward a quarter-century, and I’m not seeing an awful lot of active suspension on road bikes. It was a fad, like the Durham elliptical chainring or the Shimano 7200EX system of the late 1970s (with its odd-ball crank and pedal threading that was absolutely incompatible with anything made before or since) or the inexplicable demand for a while for purple-anodized componentry. Unless it is able to significantly reduce the cost to the manufacturer to include them, I see the same thing with regard to through axles except in very limited niche-specific circumstances.
Through axles and disk brakes make riding so much better in wet, hilly climes such as where I live. Mountain bikers can also ride a drop bar bike without having to reduce the quality of their braking and handling. Now we also see new suspension options that make sense for the road from Cannondale, Lauf, Specialized, and RedShift Sports. These great changes make ‘road’ riding vastly more versatile and appealing.
Bicycle Bill, don’t forget Bianchi’s full-suspension road bike for the Paris-Roubaix race from the mid-90’s. A friend of mine looked at a photo once and declared he would not ride something that looked like an aircraft undercarriage (g). http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/paris-roubaix-bikes-how-theyve-evolved-33631/
Heffe you forgot mention the Ergon CF3 seatpost (used by Canyon) which is crazy good, as well as the Cane Creek ‘thudbuster’ although that seems a bit much for my taste. To me the CF3 epitomizes the light super simple but effective gear that can make a huge difference on the road.
I have a bicycle. I want to maintain own bike properly. So here you wrote about the maintenance of the parts of the bicycle. I read many blogs but you explain very well.https://geeky-toys.com/best-womens-mountain-bike-under-500/ Thanks for sharing this blog with me and the whole people.