>>1534140Been taking newbies out to the trails lately. Still haven't blown up this Recon RL.
>>1534274This isn't too far from a part of the truth. A lot of it is also that MTB's have a far lower entry point for having fun.
>>1534302Road bike geometry is actually slightly more stable even with the narrow bars, but most people don't have the core strength and flexibility for the long reach, that's about it.
>"And even today road bike brakes are worse"This really isn't true, especially given road bikes aren't going to be ridden for 10 miles descents in the dirt. Worse is all about application.
>>1534370Slightly this.
>>1534380"oh boy I sure do love my easy single track and double track with a few rocks here and there, sure is better than the handbuilt trail with a 10ft rockroll and things that are challenging"
based.
