Well, youre right that being a hardtail doesnt make a bike immune to bad geo, and if you have old geo then you are probably wanting a new bike right now. However, even 4 years ago long and slack hardtails with short(er) rear ends and long front centers were not uncommon. Look at the Chromags. My Naked is very progressive and it is that old.
I know we always feel this way about the current generation of geo, but I struggle to see how a modern and progressive HT will become obsolete **due to geo** at any point in the future. I know that theres a lot I dont know, but I feel that geo has evolved to a place that it will get tweaked but probably not change radically from here - unless new wheel specs (31 inch?) come out that give it another round. Im falling into the "itll be different this time" trap as usual...but my Naked will work well for me into forever.
Oct. 21, 2021, 10:04 a.m. - Ddean
Well, youre right that being a hardtail doesnt make a bike immune to bad geo, and if you have old geo then you are probably wanting a new bike right now. However, even 4 years ago long and slack hardtails with short(er) rear ends and long front centers were not uncommon. Look at the Chromags. My Naked is very progressive and it is that old. I know we always feel this way about the current generation of geo, but I struggle to see how a modern and progressive HT will become obsolete **due to geo** at any point in the future. I know that theres a lot I dont know, but I feel that geo has evolved to a place that it will get tweaked but probably not change radically from here - unless new wheel specs (31 inch?) come out that give it another round. Im falling into the "itll be different this time" trap as usual...but my Naked will work well for me into forever.