If I can just get my step ladder and climb onto my horse… and… there we go.
I love this. People always seem surprised when I get correspondence that I’m stoked to hear why they like something I don’t. Often it comes down to terrain, or sport surface, or size, or whatever and we can agree on why we disagree (Note: not that same as agreeing to disagree.
I try to keep an open mind. Some stuff like 35mm bars the only justification I see is cosmetic, but if that’s the honest reason for the preference (and I’ve been told that many times) then who can argue with that?
Super Boost-157. Well, most folks argument for it is that it came on their bike, or someone at the brand using it explained to them why it’s theoretically better. To the former, well, lots of bikes come with Trunnion mount shocks too and the best most folks can say about them is they haven’t had an issue yet (very short people being the exception with some suspension designs).
To the latter, yeah, I’ve heard it straight from most of the horses’ mouths. Will it be more relevant with future chainlines? Totally. Wrote that piece! Am I telling anyone their bike sucks because it has a wider rear end? Absolutely not.
But the key is it’s bicycles and it really doesn’t matter if we can’t agree on which hub standard is better. Like Tom Ritchey and his 1” steerer tubes, it’s not like it doesn’t all work.
I love the discussions. Certainly wouldn’t be the same if we all agreed on everything!
Jan. 20, 2022, 2:11 p.m. - Andrew Major
If I can just get my step ladder and climb onto my horse… and… there we go. I love this. People always seem surprised when I get correspondence that I’m stoked to hear why they like something I don’t. Often it comes down to terrain, or sport surface, or size, or whatever and we can agree on why we disagree (Note: not that same as agreeing to disagree. I try to keep an open mind. Some stuff like 35mm bars the only justification I see is cosmetic, but if that’s the honest reason for the preference (and I’ve been told that many times) then who can argue with that? Super Boost-157. Well, most folks argument for it is that it came on their bike, or someone at the brand using it explained to them why it’s theoretically better. To the former, well, lots of bikes come with Trunnion mount shocks too and the best most folks can say about them is they haven’t had an issue yet (very short people being the exception with some suspension designs). To the latter, yeah, I’ve heard it straight from most of the horses’ mouths. Will it be more relevant with future chainlines? Totally. Wrote that piece! Am I telling anyone their bike sucks because it has a wider rear end? Absolutely not. But the key is it’s bicycles and it really doesn’t matter if we can’t agree on which hub standard is better. Like Tom Ritchey and his 1” steerer tubes, it’s not like it doesn’t all work. I love the discussions. Certainly wouldn’t be the same if we all agreed on everything!