If you have 45min to watch it’s a good one. Porter dropping bangers on the industry again
Bro, Brah, Bruh
C. Porter on GMBN Podcast
Just finishing this up now as I came across your post. Awesome stuff, love listening to Porter and he makes so many good points.
"You no longer have a bicycle, you have a motorcycle, and it's a shit one" - Chris Porter, 2019.
The stranglehold of the model year system on design. Patents flash freeze innovation.
Interesting ideas.
solid listen. i love what he's doing to try to future proof his designs (and address the broad spectrum of micro niches) by building in a wide range of geometry and travel adjustability within one platform. and the comments re: model years & patents, and materials (ie, using carbon a more of a sales hype feature / justification for jacking up prices more than anything). seems the older i get the more cynical i become re: consumer culture & materialist trappings.
In the year 2030 Santa Cruz will make a medium sized frame with a reach over 445mm. 😂
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