Good points. I think those who are going down the rigid single speed klunker (or is it just called an mtb crusiser?) route will do so anyway and all the marketeering wankery in the word isn't going to make it happen for mainstream mtb as it seems focused on "more is more".
I keep going back to [https://theradavist.com/2024-stooge-speedbomb-review/](https://theradavist.com/2024-stooge-speedbomb-review/) which is the path I "think*" i'm heading down. I do enjoy the challenge of simpler bike - it's then scary getting back on the big bike and seeing what you can really get away with.
\* If nothing else this is a nice bookmark to come back to in a few years to see how things panned out.
June 27, 2024, 1:02 a.m. - fartymarty
Good points. I think those who are going down the rigid single speed klunker (or is it just called an mtb crusiser?) route will do so anyway and all the marketeering wankery in the word isn't going to make it happen for mainstream mtb as it seems focused on "more is more". I keep going back to [https://theradavist.com/2024-stooge-speedbomb-review/](https://theradavist.com/2024-stooge-speedbomb-review/) which is the path I "think*" i'm heading down. I do enjoy the challenge of simpler bike - it's then scary getting back on the big bike and seeing what you can really get away with. \* If nothing else this is a nice bookmark to come back to in a few years to see how things panned out.