There are parallels with skiing and probably other sports too where improvements in equipment change the “mechanics” of how you do stuff. You can still a frame and slide skis but a better stance with slightly wider feet and doing less allows you to carve skis much better. Fat rockered skis work better in powder too. I think we are starting to see bikes get longer rear centres for larger frames too. Some modern bikes seem to be BMX out back, downhill out front.
May 27, 2020, 1:58 p.m. - Andy Eunson
There are parallels with skiing and probably other sports too where improvements in equipment change the “mechanics” of how you do stuff. You can still a frame and slide skis but a better stance with slightly wider feet and doing less allows you to carve skis much better. Fat rockered skis work better in powder too. I think we are starting to see bikes get longer rear centres for larger frames too. Some modern bikes seem to be BMX out back, downhill out front.