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Progressive Mountain Bike Geometry Reaches its Limits [Cartoon]

Not saying it wouldn't ride great, it just looks a little odd...

By Jeff Barber
September 18, 2020

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Not saying it wouldn’t ride great, it just looks a little odd…

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Jeff Barber

Jeff Barber has been mountain biking since 1992 and has tested hundreds of mountain bikes and components. He is the co-founder of Singletracks and serves as Editor in Chief. Contact him at [email protected].

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marmoset Pennsylvania // 2010
Sep 24, 2020

Looks "Grim"

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MTBMike4111 Iowa // 2013
Sep 24, 2020

Lot of Harley's out there that look a lot like that

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Joe G New York // 2014
Sep 24, 2020

That angle might help to improve my downhill skills!

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shwrth Wisconsin // 2020
Sep 18, 2020

looks like the experimental custom bike from another website that rhymes with bink pike

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Jeff Barber Georgia // 1998
Sep 18, 2020

Haha, life imitates art (or is the other way around)? We actually commissioned this cartoon a few months back so the timing is purely coincidental.

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Tagged: cartoon, lls, lls geometry, long low slack, longer, lower, mtb geometry, slacker, gear

First published September 18, 2020 @ 3:20:19