It’s funny to me that good hubs have been dialled forever (DT, King) and yet so many other products even a decade ago had rampant issues that today’s mountain biker would never tolerate. I think that’s why so many folks I know who started riding in the last five years seem comfortable in the woods with zero tools but everyone who was riding in the early 00’s won’t take their kid for a Bobsled lap without a bike shop worth of tools?!
I certainly wasn’t trying to imply that the Maelstrom was perfect by even that day’s standard but I think it does warrant a lot of credit as, at the very least, a 14-year old insight into the hottest pedalable long travel bikes on the market for 2022 and maybe longer.
June 30, 2021, 8:33 p.m. - Andrew Major
It’s funny to me that good hubs have been dialled forever (DT, King) and yet so many other products even a decade ago had rampant issues that today’s mountain biker would never tolerate. I think that’s why so many folks I know who started riding in the last five years seem comfortable in the woods with zero tools but everyone who was riding in the early 00’s won’t take their kid for a Bobsled lap without a bike shop worth of tools?! I certainly wasn’t trying to imply that the Maelstrom was perfect by even that day’s standard but I think it does warrant a lot of credit as, at the very least, a 14-year old insight into the hottest pedalable long travel bikes on the market for 2022 and maybe longer.