{"id":54081,"date":"2023-09-13T19:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=746243"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:35:50","slug":"3-things-i-love-and-3-i-hate-about-modern-mountain-bikes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/3-things-i-love-and-3-i-hate-about-modern-mountain-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things I love (and 3 I hate) about modern mountain bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trends that have elated and irked Jack since his return to mountain biking <\/p>

By Jack Luke\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 17:00 PM<\/p>

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I spent most of my formative riding years #hucking2flat and laying down more Scandi flicks than Swedish telly, but road and gravel riding have tempted me away for the last 10-ish years.<\/p>\n

However, a rekindled love for shredding the gnar has found me riding a wide range of bikes over a relatively short amount of time. With this, I\u2019ve had a primer on how tech has evolved since my last dalliances with mountain biking.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, here are the three trends in MTB tech I welcome with open arms. And, in the name of balance, three I loathe\u2026<\/p>\n