Mountain Biking UK

Spoke Tension

This month the topic troubling 0ur tech team is…

WHY DO SO MANY BRANDS MAKE THE SAME SPEC MISTAKES?

machines sold at superstores to superbikes costing the same as a house deposit, we get a chance to test them all. And one thing we can’t help noticing is that brands keep getting the same things wrong. We’re not talking dodgy geometry or suspect suspension kinematics – although some manufacturers definitely need to work on those! – but parts specifications. All too often, brands focus on attention-grabbing parts that look appealing in a catalogue or on the shop floor, when the money would be better spent on improving other areas of the bike’s performance. Or they jump onboard

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