>>1658663>Isn't downhill the very foundation and origin of mountainbikes?Kind of
>>1658837>it basically started in Marin CountyPretty much, the Larkspur Canyon Gang has been cited as the forefathers of modern mountain biking. Some of their members include Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly. They took old 30s and 40s clunkers and rode them downhill. The earliest modern MTB races were downhill races in the 70s, I assume the tech just wasn't there yet for interesting XC races until a decade or so later.
