Hello Vital MTB Visitor,
We’re conducting a survey and would appreciate your input. Your answers will help Vital and the MTB industry better understand what riders like you want. Survey results will be used to recognize top brands. Make your voice heard!
Five lucky people will be selected at random to win a Vital MTB t-shirt.
Thanks in advance,
The Vital MTB Crew
I'm pretty lucky. I definitely care about looks, and I feel like my riding is enhanced when I know my bike looks good. Fortunately, bikes which perform well tend to look good to me and there are plenty of options. I'd say I'm performance-minded, but definitely aesthetics-aware.
I think a great example of modern frame anesthetics is the new Gen 2 privateers. I think it looks great, it has everything that "modern mountain bikers" want, external routing, size specific chainstays that are also adjustable, room for a bottle, the right reach numbers, high stack, mixed wheel compatible, but because of that little bend in the top tube they think it's ugly and it's ruled out for most people. Seriously, when did bends in tubes become ugly? Hydroformed aluminum was what everyone wanted not that long ago.
That new Privateer looks ok to me. I had a Ripmo AF even though that top tube bend is of the can’t be unseen variety.
Performance first, unless it’s got a million bearings in it like the current Enduro. That got old real quick.
as much as I'd like to admit that I prefer function over fashion.. a quick look back at my quiver tells me I like a good looking bike. As others have stated, hard to find a bad / ugly bike nowadays; but frame silhouette, serviceability and part availability are my priorities, in that order.
+1 for look good, feel good, ride good 🤷♂️
Haha, the Ripmo AF looks good to me! I love the way Ibis bikes used to look, especially the mojo. The HD6 doesn't do it for me like the Mojo HD 3-5 did, love the ways those look and ride.
How much? A lot. Got ride a '20 Wolf Ridge. Damn thing pedaled and descended really, really, really well. But look at it. Personally I couldn't get past the aesthetics, lack of water bottle mount be damned.
I like to think aesthetics don't matter much to me, but in the back of my mind when I filled out the survey was exactly this bike.
Style: Frames can complement your facial features and overall style. hair tie
Comfort: The right frame shape and material can be more comfortable to wear.
Functionality: Some frames might offer features like blue light filtering or better protection for sports activities.
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