Be careful who you slag there, without what you call middle aged accountants buying the new gear, there would not be enough money to fund the high end race and freeride gear you may use…the majority of us do not use our equipment to its full potential, in any sport…unless you are the best in the world in what you do…the rest of us buy on what our opinion is of what we need, some of it is totally needed, some is not, this goes for any sport and happens in all of them…
without companies designing and putting out product and trying to improve on it then we might not have half the stuff we enjoy riding now…if you don't like it then go build your own design and create it…most of us just want to ride not argue about whether it should have been invented in the first place…it is all based on opinion….
Indeed. And some of middle aged guys ride pretty darn fast.
Debate? Bikes are made for riding not pushing.