Retro Tech That Changed MTB... And Some That Didn’t!

The history of mountain bike technology has been littered with incredible innovations. Some morphed into the great products we see every day and some became extinct.

With this in mind, we went to the Malverns Classic Festival to hunt down the raddest retro tech and consider how mountain bikes have evolved.

We’re looking back at products that transformed mountain bike riding and paved the way for the components we take for granted today.

We’ll also be looking at some ideas/designs/tech/ that (although amazing) failed to set new trends in MTB.

Which of these products would you most like to try? Let us know in the comments 👇

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Massive thanks to the team from Retro Bike and the Malverns Classic for helping us access these iconic bikes.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Specialized FSR
01:27 Tioga Disk Drive
02:54 Slingshot
03:37 Magura Hydraulic Rim Brakes
05:04 DCD Chain Guide
05:33 Girvin Flexstem
06:25 Elastomers
06:59 High-Pivot Suspension

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