Amen to this.
The biggest update I'm considering to my 2014 Instinct next year is that I can go LongShock and Mullet (basically nudge to a 7.875x2.25" shock, but run a 650B wheel out back). The geometry just slackens out slightly, I add 16mm of travel, and gain the ability to use DH casing semislick tires (that just don't seem to exist in the real world for 29ers, which is dumb).
I do think adjustable and forward-looking bikes are always worth it, and it turns out spending 5+ years amortizing the cost of a bicycle does make carbon-fibre-everything sit well within the price range I can tolerate.
Dec. 16, 2020, 2:25 p.m. - Tehllama42
Amen to this. The biggest update I'm considering to my 2014 Instinct next year is that I can go LongShock and Mullet (basically nudge to a 7.875x2.25" shock, but run a 650B wheel out back). The geometry just slackens out slightly, I add 16mm of travel, and gain the ability to use DH casing semislick tires (that just don't seem to exist in the real world for 29ers, which is dumb). I do think adjustable and forward-looking bikes are always worth it, and it turns out spending 5+ years amortizing the cost of a bicycle does make carbon-fibre-everything sit well within the price range I can tolerate.