Talk:Mountain bike/Archive 1

Who Invented it?
Who invented it?

This question is the subject of frequent debate. Some will say that development happened nearly simultaneously, others will argue for the recognition of thier favorite choice. The two men who are generally (separately) given recognition for the creation of mountain bikes are Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher. In truth it was likely the influence of a number of friends and the two men above were the forces that built and guided development of some of the first mountain bikes. This is an excellent question. I'm not sure there is a simple, neutral answer that fits in wikipedia. Anyone want to take a shot at this? --Speedeep 16:40, Jul 24, 2004 (UTC)

Photo
Surely someone has a better photo than a sad old bicycle by a fence? With a cyclist and preferably a mountain! Gdr 16:47, 2004 Jul 25 (UTC)

Aggressive
Use of the term "Aggressive"

This term seems to be used on the Mountain Bike page (and above on this page) in a way that is not strictly related to the standard English usage. There is reference to "aggressive" riding and "aggressive" bike design. I have no idea what this means, in real terms. At best, it may be a "term of art" that those already familiar with MTB's and MTB'ing understand. At worst, I suspect it is a meaningless buzzword and that even those writing it would be hard pressed to say exactly what they mean by it.

Page name
Is "mountain bicycle" the best name for this article? "Mountain bike" receives 100 times as many Google hits. - SimonP 22:01, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

Downhill/freeride bike photos are needed -zeeexsixare

What is a reference for a CVT internal hub being available? I don't believe there is. All that is found on Google is failed attempts or possibilities in the future. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3816 describes why it hasn't worked, and probebly won't.

Use of the term "Aggressive"

The word Agressive refers to the early concept of All Mountain Riding. Aggressive Cross Country riding is a style of cross country riding which introduces some of the technical challenges of free riding. Aggressive Cross Country (Aggressive XC) is usually performed on 3-4 inch dual suspension cross country bikes. This style is now more commonly recognised as the spectrum of riding between cross country racing and All Mountain riding. Many riders prefer to consider Aggressive XC part of the Trail Riding or All Mountain style of riding.

I archived these because they have been addressed in the article since they original comments were made - I've been watching this page for a while - if I did this wrong, please leave me a note on my talk page. Steeltoe 18:21, 5 April 2007 (UTC)