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I too am a total car fan.  But, I'm far from wealthy and struggle to justify my $5000 mountain bike. So, I get my kicks playing Dirt Rally 2.0 on the PS4 when all the duties are taken care of but riding isn't in the cards.  I have as much fun as I can in my old Impreza automagic while getting to the trails where the real fun begins. the beauty of mountain bikes is that unlike cars, I can ride a piece of finely tuned machinery as fast and far as my skills will let me. I'm riding a bike that is the car equivalent of a Corvette, STI, Shelby Mustang (no I don't have Ferrari level bike budget lol) and I love that it takes so much abuse and just asks for a little chain lube and bolt check every ride.  Those that say mountain bikes are a rip off should look at what it costs to get the same level of experience out of any other machinery. To me, they are a bargain. I love this sport and I love the vehicles that get us there.

I bought one of the Standard fenders in March and it works great. On top of that, the little details for mounting are well thought out and way better than zip ties.  Everyone thinks they're just for mud, but you're right in that they also keep sizeable rocks from hitting my downtube and I'm grateful for that as well.  I'd buy another one without hesitation.

The thing that appeals to me most about these new geometry bikes more than anything is seat tube angles that are appropriate for spending a bunch of time climbing. It's unfortunate that some frame makers make the angle slacker on the bigger models. What they don't realize is that thos of us with long inseams end up with our asses way off the back and for that reason, the post or tube, the steeper the angle should be, not slacker. Thank you Chromag for keeping sta the same throughout the size range.

Right on the money Bagheera. If we're looking for quality, we don't find it by measuring the quantity. Thank you Seb, Cam and NSMB in general, for trying to bring us the quality before the quantity. There is a balancing act in all of this. There are no rules here to follow other than hope what you feel is important will be important to others and therefore, the people will keep coming to have a look.

Fabien Barel has been messing with this geometry stuff since his Kona days. There was an article back then written in Dirt mag about all the testing of different geos for the Kona. The main thing they found was that the rider was in the best position when they were in the centre of the bike. Head angles weren't as important as get that centred position on the bike. My guess is that is what they are going for with this new geometry. Get you in the centre of the bike. They didn't touch on it but I wonder if the seat tube is less angled as well to get you in the centre of the bike. It'd be really interesting to compare two Foxy's, 2012 and 2013 to really see if there is a difference.