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Which Innovation has had the most profound influence upon the sport over the past ten years?

Arguably, there have been many more innovations that have influenced the sport over the past decade than are listed below, but we did the choosing, not you. So, there ya have it: Pinkbike's list of the most historical influences of the past decade.

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flag trickydicky83 (Jul 13, 2012 at 4:43)
 They missed out 'the internet'.
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flag rizwanrizal (Jul 13, 2012 at 16:39)
 Totally Agree, everyone now on could see, watch, learn, discuss and decide anything related to bike i.e. pinkbike....
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flag cerealkilla (Jul 15, 2012 at 10:24)
 Last DECADE, not last two decades.
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flag gavlaa (Jul 16, 2012 at 8:59)
 More like they missed Dub Step- don't get me wrong- I HATE IT- but it must be pretty important because it's been on 95% of the edits I've seen over the last few years. Argh- bring back the guitar!!!
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 12:50)
 In the nineties it was piano breaks in tracks Smile disappointing
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flag C-trides (Jul 23, 2012 at 9:02)
 Well said gavlaa!
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flag brycemtb (Jul 13, 2012 at 14:59)
 why do so many people vote for carbon products, how does it have the biggest influence on the sport if no one can afford to have carbon stuff?, aluminum has had a way bigger influence on biking
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flag tom666 (Jul 20, 2012 at 15:42)
 Very good point. I believe the biggest influence in the last 10 years is the availability of biking videos. People can go online, get stoked, learn new things and get a feel for mountain biking. It's often biking videos that people see that inspire them to get into biking as well, so it's been a really big part of the development of the sport.
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flag brycemtb (Jul 20, 2012 at 20:04)
 yup, watched nwd 1, got stoked, and now i ride
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flag r8mac24 (Jul 21, 2012 at 6:49)
 dont know why why carbon has rated so high, alu does it near as good for normal peoples budget. disc brakes should be up there, as someone else said as well the whole media attiude towards it as well with the net and freecaster etc.
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flag brycemtb (Jul 21, 2012 at 9:40)
 exactly, without disc brakes you CANNOT ride steep dh trails, there nothing that a carbon bike can ride that a aluminum cant
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flag valleyimagewerx (Jul 22, 2012 at 7:55)
 Agreed, when I went through the list and really thought about what changed my biking for the better, it was my first set of purple hayes disc brakes. If more people on here would have ridden vee brakes or even canti rim brakes the top picks would look a lot different. Disc Brakes are definitely the biggest improvement to the mountain bike in the past 20 years, quality suspension being a close second.
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flag Daire (Jul 23, 2012 at 3:29)
 DirtTV and the Parkin Brothers coverage of the World Cup has helped bring on the sport alot.
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flag andrewgrant (Jul 24, 2012 at 19:12)
 I have no idea why more people haven't voted for the Leatt brace...neck protection has had a HUGE impact on the sport and while riders are still suffering neck and back injuries, the sport has gotten a lot safer in the last decade
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flag Fix-the-Spade (Jul 13, 2012 at 3:39)
 I think Orange might have a word or two to say about Sam Hill being the inventor of the low, slack, long DH bike geometry.

They had this funny bike made from folded sheet alloy with a 63 degree head angle. Won a few titles around 01-02 time with some South African kid, then a few World Cup overalls with this big bloke from Sheffield, it was called a two-two-something? I forget, you guys obviously have as well.
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flag norm (Jul 16, 2012 at 8:03) (Below Threshold) show comment
 Orange may have done Slack first but low i would question given the size of chain devices back then. Also Sam's geometry isn't Long. Sam Hill made short (that's SHORT) chain stay's a staple of frame design. Demo's have in the neighbourhood of 16.5 inch chain stays. You can't really go shorter then 17.5 inch chain stay on a 8" travel single pivot orange without the tire slamming into the seat tube. the current Orange 322 has a 17.51 inch chain stay length.
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flag Fix-the-Spade (Jul 16, 2012 at 12:58)
 Norm you've missed the point completely. Sam Hill may have helped design a Demo with short stays, but that was in time for 2010. Back in 2002 you could walk into an Orange dealer and come out with a bike with a 1300mm wheelbase, 445mm stays, 12.5in bb height and a 62.5deg head angle. . Back then Spesh would sell you a DH bike with a 67 head angle and 24in rear wheel, they were still making tractors whilst Orange were building rally cars. In the years after every manufacturer and their dog fell over themselves to start making DH bikes lighter and make the geometry to match something else than hucking off cliffs. . The 222 appeared before the Demo, Session or V-10 names even existed, never mind the subsequent generations of those frames that got lighter, longer, lower and slacker, like the 222 was way back at the beginning of the decade. Way ahead of it's time!
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flag norm (Jul 16, 2012 at 14:17)
 I had written a huge lengthy bit on the various reason why Sam is the innovator but i'll break it down to one of the big points. The chain stay length, it not only affects the manoeuvrability of the bike but it also affects the effective head angle when there is a rider on it. Sam's preference of 16.5 inch chain stays mean that for every inch of rear wheel travel the bb drops lower then that of a bike with 17.5 inch chain stays (equals 445mm orange). SO a bike with shorter chain stay's that has the same bb height and head angle as a bike with longer ones effectively becomes slacker once there is a rider on it. meaning Sam's super slack geometry is well super slack in comparison to a orange with the same listed head angle and longer stays.

As for the BB height a 12.5 inch bb height means it would have had a - bb height in relation to the rear axle (or BB drop) which is very odd and would only make sense if it in fact had a 24inch wheel on the rear and still maintained a positive bb height. Just a note if you read a geo chart and you see 12.5 or +12.5 as the bb height be sure its not in mm because if it is it's referring to the height above the rear axle at which the bb is sitting. like the current 322 it's +12mm bb height meaning 12mm above axle height.
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flag spoonyman (Jul 17, 2012 at 0:07)
 Also, what kind of f**ked up geo chart lists half the measurements in mm and then changes to inches?
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flag norm (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:02)
 Hahaha spoonyman I was thinking the same but didn't want to be so blunt. But Since both the 224 and 322 charts that i managed to find on orange's website are solely listed in mm he most likely doesn't know how to read a Geo Chart yet wants to have an argument about Bike Geometry.
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flag SHEESHKAH (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:37)
 I don't even know what a "Lightweight 15QR through-axle fork" is.
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flag dylanvicente (Jul 12, 2012 at 17:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
 15 mm quick release through axle for a fork
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flag bigburd (Jul 15, 2012 at 11:44)
 How can a smaller diameter axle actually improve anything ? Send some one down with a 20mm and then with a 15mm and if they tell you it improved anything then they are full of shit !
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flag lmbngtracer7975 (Jul 21, 2012 at 23:15)
 Hahah totally agree... the weight savings on a 15mm are minimal over a 20mm, but the stiffness advantages of a 20mm are substantial over a 15mm. 15mm should never have been invented.
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flag SandersB (Jul 13, 2012 at 0:11)
 who the _____ thinks "142/12mm rear through axle standard" was game changing, mind boggling, epic.... influential?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!...
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flag dereka15 (Jul 16, 2012 at 15:42)
 Im amazed 5.10 sticky rubber didnt make the list, that in my opinion has been a HUGE step forward in the sport.
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flag Borgschulze (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:30)
 Nothing better than a bunch of weight weenies chatting about carbon parts instead of riding them.
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flag thedemo7rider (Jul 12, 2012 at 23:10)
 can we view who voted for what
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flag manchicken (Jul 13, 2012 at 13:16)
 I voted for that and I don't think I'll ever run carbon on my DH bike.... Because I can't afford it. But I'd never run carbon cranks on it...

I just think it's the biggest innovation Big Grin
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flag cypher74 (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:53)
 had carbon cranks on my stumpy evo and i weighed 266lbs at the time, they were great.
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flag RoverDover (Jul 13, 2012 at 6:51)
 WIDE HANDLEBARS??? definitely not an invention of the past decade...My 1984 Raleigh Safari has stock 30 inch bullmoose bars, 28 years ago. I went with drag free disc brakes because I am old enought to have raced DH at Mont Saint Anne with cantilever brakes...that was what used to stop bikes in the old days before V brakes. Your tire would melt onto the rim!
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flag woodsroller (Jul 13, 2012 at 11:19)
 I am also thinking many people on this site may be too young to remember the days before disks brakes. One of the single biggest improvements to the sport for sure. Now even with 10 inches of travel on a carbon frame and a leatt I wouldn't want to ride with cantilever brakes.
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flag spoonyman (Jul 13, 2012 at 11:29) (Below Threshold) show comment
 This video suggests there are some disadvantages of wide bars: youtu.be/FMCmNZV0nrY
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flag aaronclixby7 (Jul 14, 2012 at 6:58)
 Nasty.. but it could have been avoided and no one forces you to have your bars that wide.
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flag Alex-Mtl (Jul 14, 2012 at 20:36)
 Still trying to see how wide bars are a disadvantage in this video? The only disadvantage I see, and sorry if I offend you, is poor line choice. Clearly not because of the bars being too wide.
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flag spoonyman (Jul 15, 2012 at 15:04) (Below Threshold) show comment
 I was only off-line by about 2 inches (at the most)... Thinner bars would clearly have been an advantage after making this mistake! However I choose to run them for their advantages everywhere else!
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:22)
 Not entirely relevent to the topic though is it? Your momentary poor judgement isnt an innovation of the last decade is it?
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flag paulskibum (Jul 18, 2012 at 23:21)
 Spoonyman - that crash was caused by you not spotting/absorbing the compression before the rise, which knocked you off line and balance - its not the fault of wide bars and to be honest if you had 690mm bars youd be maybe 5mm narrower either side and I reckon youd' still have crashed.
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flag spoonyman (Jul 19, 2012 at 11:38)
 If I had 690mm bars I would save 47.5mm on each side, but don't let facts interfere with this argument!

And if you ACTUALLY READ my original comment, I just said there are some disadvantages... If you then read my 2nd comment, you might see that I also support the fact there are also advantages to running wide bars.

Finally, in all honesty, I was just plugging my video Razz
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flag stevocxt (Jul 23, 2012 at 5:24)
 Ha ha ha ha you crashed on the Chanvannes run. That's one of the easiest courses in Les Get dude. Nice vid of it though.
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flag browner (Jul 13, 2012 at 10:30)
 Its a bit skewed towards the recent developments to make a claim for the 'last 10 years' - though I say its the long travel single crown. It has opened up the realm of the bike park, the enduro race. Those come after the ability to have long travel which is light/ that can allow for tricks.
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flag your-name-here (Jul 14, 2012 at 7:58)
 The Leatt brace is a POS. there is ZERO scientific evidence that it prevents injury. It's all anecdotal bullcrap. In fact it may well cause clavicle, sternum and thoracic spine injuries. It relies on your helmet not moving on your head in the event of a crash.

Also.

Chris Leatt has a criminal record for fraud. 30 counts. And the original investors in Leatt Brace (me included) are pushing for fraud charges to be brought against him. He duped investors into investing in a distribution company whilst registering all patents in his name. He then collected a healthy retainer. (reportedly R20 000 000.00. That's about 2 000 000 euro) for the use of "his" idea.

Would you trust trust your neck to someone who's motive is clearly ONLY profit? Not me.
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flag SHEESHKAH (Jul 14, 2012 at 23:48)
 Is there evidence to show that it does potentially increase injury?
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flag tinfoil (Jul 15, 2012 at 1:47)
 According to the article you posted below, Dr Leatt was charged with fraud because he submitted healthcare claims in such a way that his patients did not have to pay what appears to be a mandatory consultation cost. Granted, he did this so as to avoid losing low income patients, however this hardly causes me to see him as a filthy money grubbing bastard. It also makes me wonder whether you, as an investor in his company are telling the truth about him defrauding you or if the reason you are looking to press charges is because you invested in a startup just before a global recession and lost money. This is pure speculation on my part of course. As for the brace, the idea that it could cause clavicle injuries is moronic. Fitted correctly, it does not touch the bone. I do believe it has the potential to cause damage to the sternum, however given the amount of surface area and the amount of force necessary to actually injure the sternum you would probably need to go into the ground head first a speeds which would render that the least of your worries. Lastly, all I've got to go on as far as thoracic spine injuries go is the fact that I've witnessed multiple crashes in which the thoracic member on the brace snapped and left the wearer no more than bruised. I understand how the system works and have seen no reason not to trust it.
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flag derpdownthehill (Jul 15, 2012 at 17:37)
 My Leatt has saved my ass so many times it's not even funny.
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flag paulclarke (Jul 15, 2012 at 21:17)
 You cannot say that neck braces do not help people. First of all, its not just Leatt's. Second of all, I bailed pretty freakin bad going down freight train last weekend. Overshot a jump, landed on the next jumps take off, over the bars head first, stopped rolling prob 25 feet down the hill. You CANNOT say they do not help. They do. My neck was so dam sore for 2 days after..... I don't want to know how sore my neck would have been the next day with out a brace.... There is proof in physics. Stop trying to be a scientists.
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flag gavlaa (Jul 16, 2012 at 8:17)
 @JamieJammer95 - I think you're putting your Leatt on wrong - it's meant to save your neck!! Ha ha
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flag legoDH (Jul 16, 2012 at 21:46)
 they DO work. 2 months a go i went over the bars on a rock garden an landed head first and broke my nose in 8 and ripped off my lip because the force of the impact (i was wearing full face) I couldnt move my neck for 2 days but i think the leatt prevented me from breaking my neck
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flag freeskiiniskool (Jul 18, 2012 at 13:50)
 And why is the leatt on here?
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flag paulskibum (Jul 18, 2012 at 23:26)
 Stories of crashes whilst wearing a Leatt that didnt result in a broken neck are not evidence they stop you breaking your neck. In my experience people who go buy a leatt will generally tell you within a month of having bought it that it saved their neck. Probably to justify the huge expense!
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flag andrewgrant (Jul 24, 2012 at 19:22)
 If fitted properly, the Leatt will not break the clavicle and the load distribution was designed with the sternum in mind. They didn't send a device to production that hadn't been thoroughly tested for nearly every possible scenario. The guys who came up with this thing have a heck of a lot more experience and scientific knowledge than almost anyone on here, anyone with a grievance about it was probably wearing it wrong
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flag gimpyboy (Jul 15, 2012 at 10:59)
 The selection in my eyes misses the question.... It's more like the past 3 years. And were is Marzocchi? Including me there might be many who stopped riding marzocchi, but back in like 2005 marzocchis forks pushed the sport... The special progressive tune + huge travel for example made it possible to go big. ( and the price !!! )
Why is the fox 36 listed? As far as I can remember the 66 has been the first real single crown fork with +160mm. And the first 36er only had 150mm... Nothing new to marzocchis Z1 150mm.
Fox only followed the trend... The 66 ETA for example combined freeride feel + travel adjustment. => Enduro
Then the 888 and 40th, Boxxer?!?!?! Where are these? => Downhill
Remember the impact on slopestyle with the 66...

The biggest influence in my eyes: Availability of afordable long travel bikes :
example
Stinky 02: 5" travel
Stinky 04: 6" travel
Stinky 07: 7" travel
+ Usefull afordable brakes: for example Hayes HFX 9

Dear Richard Cunningham,
I would love to see u riding a Stinky 5" bike from 02, with shimano shadow plus, ultra wide handlebars, a lightweight qr15 on the trails today. This bike might include the "Pinkbike's most historical" influences of the past 10 years but still has nothing todo with a bike from today...

Plz delete this poll. It has nothing to do with the pinkbikes professionality we are used to.

btw, why is the question saying : "on the sport"... which sport ? Freeriding, MTB in general, Downhill, Allmountain/Enduro?!
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flag paulclarke (Jul 15, 2012 at 21:10)
 wow.... chill bro...
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flag norm (Jul 16, 2012 at 12:25)
 I think you argued yourself in a circle. I believe progression is aided by innovation and the biggest driver for the innovation is the laws of 'supply and demand'. And the one innovation above that has had a impact on demand is Bike Parks. Although ideally it should include skill's parks and jump parks... etc. But it's easy to see that bike parks have had a impact on all the disciplines of the sport because they increased ridership.

With that said you say the biggest impact is affordable long travel bikes (targeting DH and freeride i assume) well they are here because someone thought it would be a profitable business model. And all profitable business models are based on the laws of supply and demand. Well the supply of those affordable long travel bikes is here because of increased demand and increased demand is here because of increased ridership in our sport overall XC, DJ, and Enduro included. For example Sram develops 3 cage lengths in their derailleurs because they do not base the mass of their products on one discipline. If Sram and the rest of the industry did design every component they make with a narrow focus like the XX series from Sram no one would pay less 6000 for each kind of bike they own. What that breaks down to is an increase in XC ridership will ultimately have an impact on the price point of a DH bike by affecting both supply and demand of components in the longterm economy of the mountain bike industry. I'm sure if you called up Sram and asked them which derailleur they sell the most of in a year they'd say the X7 (maybe even lower down on the product range) and they probably also tell you they sell more X9's across all 3 cage lengths then they do all XX's and XO's combined.

the innovation of Bike Parks has had the most impact on our sport across all disciplines because it increased ridership and provided the cash flow for manufacturers to produce the affordable products you are so adamant about.
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 11:01)
 I loved my stinky. It was relatively cheap, robust and chuckable. Never once when i was hurling it down a hill did i think "i wish i had 40mm more travel slightly wider bars and a slacker head angle. If only modern trends and technology will catch up with my biking needs!!"
Incidentaly my current steed is a nice long low long travel culmination of years of mtb refinement.

I think the idea of the poll is to establish opinion of the big influences to our sport.
Maybe the biggest influence to our sport is the internet and our ability to see more live stuff, view more video and photo. Buy more amazing stuff and be educated by (or misinterpret ) the tonnes of info out there, and be free to have an opinion and comment on (pb and similar).
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flag baca262 (Jul 23, 2012 at 23:10)
 no chill bro - this poll is so idiotic it deserves all the flame gimpyboy can muster. and the results speak of the pb userbase.
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flag Csight (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:03)
 i'd say bike parks or trails whatever, bikes(or parts for that matter) are designed around the environment they used at.
not the other way around.
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flag treelinesnw (Jul 15, 2012 at 15:40)
 How about the trail builders that don't get paid? The "underground/rogue" or volunteer crews that is not building in the bike park. Those whom selflessly make a difference only for the sake of better lines to rip or more access???
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flag capitaineob (Jul 13, 2012 at 5:47)
 this poll is non sense...
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flag phatone17 (Jul 18, 2012 at 15:33)
 Bike Parks, hands down. I was mulling over Rampage and the the AM fork (Fox isn't the only one, but I get it) then I saw Bike Parks. Anyone who's been to one will realize they have become the lifeblood of our sport.

And yes, volunteers should have been put on here too. It blows my mind how many trail volunteers there are out there, and that would have definitely gotten the win in this poll. Although they HAVE been around longer than a decade, the amount of them has dramatically increased IMO.
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flag paulskibum (Jul 18, 2012 at 23:32)
 Personally, as someone who started riding 10 years ago, my biggest influence has been the friend who started me on my first trail ride on my old rigid bike. Technology comes and goes and changes but ultimately those you ride with and those you watch ride influence your perception of the sport far more than any one item of marketing powered technology.
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flag RichardCunningham Mod Plus (Jul 20, 2012 at 9:32)
 Well said Mister Skibum. RC
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flag zalgrath (Jul 13, 2012 at 21:56)
 Bike Parks have grown in the past years. But if it wasn't for the Red Bull Rampage, would the sport really have grown as big as it has to start building all these bike parks?
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flag cypher74 (Jul 17, 2012 at 14:04)
 haven't voted for anything despite using quite a few of the items listed as i dont think any of them have had a profound influence on the sport. they've all improved specific aspects but the sport as a whole, i'm afraid not.
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flag Loony0 (Jul 21, 2012 at 14:30)
 POV camera would be an innovation if UCI would use them at the world cup on the top riders for the broadcast. I'm sure gopro or contour would supply them for free as long as they were advertised in the broadcast.
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flag DrthVadr (Jul 24, 2012 at 9:14)
 I think the Air shocks and forks are more influential then all of them. Where would 90% of FS bikes sold be without it and propedal just sealed the deal.
I'm definitely curious about the large amount of carbon votes. While many have chosen DH oriented theme carbon is a XC weight weenie thing and I don't think the vast majority of wked warriors can afford it.
Many of the things on this list did not change or influence MTBing in a whole, not bike parks, not carbon, not go pro, but maybe film making because it speaks the beauty and joy of MTBing.
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flag AlexRuther (Jul 16, 2012 at 11:36)
 where's the option for riders manning up and innovating the sport themselves... sure the components help... but they just evolve to meet the demands of what riders are doing these days
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 10:41)
 Quite surprised that hydroformed tubing isnt up there. Thats made huge differences to the way our bikes are designed and manufactured.
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flag derpdownthehill (Jul 13, 2012 at 13:33)
 The invention of the Leatt Brace isn't 'influential' but it is an excellent step forward in neck protection.
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flag nickkozak (Jul 17, 2012 at 22:51)
 bike parks no question, biking exploded once it became legal to do so in a public environment.
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flag BroJo Plus (Jul 15, 2012 at 17:21)
 What a innovation, they took handle bars and made them longer.
How'd they think that one up?
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flag OS141121 (Jul 18, 2012 at 11:34)
 Years of planing
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flag fries (Jul 14, 2012 at 14:17)
 what about the movie 'RAD'? that's what got my grapes growing as a kid
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flag eldavo14 (Jul 20, 2012 at 10:18)
 Voted Bike Parks, just figured without them a lot of those other innovations would be useless for some people if they've got nowhere else to ride
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flag h82crash (Jul 12, 2012 at 18:45)
 Would be nice to have 2 polls. 1 for gear and 1 for events/destinations.
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flag JumpCaser (Jul 13, 2012 at 20:31)
 the best "invention" is leaving your backpack at the bottom of the lift
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flag growlerbobbo (Jul 13, 2012 at 3:35)
 Carbon fiber frames and components? Really? Last ten years? They're only just starting to become more mainstream and relaible!
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flag your-name-here (Jul 14, 2012 at 8:03)
 Take a look at the link below. The good doctor Chris Leatt.

www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/robin-hood-medic-found-guilty-of-fraud-1.85968#.UAGKF5HlahM
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:32)
 It looks to me like he inherited a system that left the very poorest people in society with a way ( all be it underhand) to afford medical care that would otherwise beyond thier means. And upon highlighting the issue was left with no clients. Is that about the size of it?
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flag manuesi (Jul 13, 2012 at 0:38)
 it's really hard to choose... a lot of these have had quite a big influence i think
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flag alexmcb (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:38)
 websites like pinkbike that have brought riders together and increased intrest in the sport
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flag jacobinmugatu (Jul 13, 2012 at 12:25)
 Hydrolic Disc Brakes, 20mm through axles and 5-10's
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flag outdoors4life (Jul 15, 2012 at 18:56)
 Bike parks are up there...but the Leatt neck brace has let riders push boundaries successfully that would never before have been attempted
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flag kroonpk (Jul 14, 2012 at 11:11)
 Bike parks by a long shot!Smile
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flag Will22 (Jul 19, 2012 at 23:35)
 I think Brandon Semenuk should be an option.
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flag ScaryGerry (Jul 23, 2012 at 12:56)
 Without the correct geometry, there would be no Rampage or Bike parks...
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flag JonnyLotus (Oct 2, 2012 at 8:33)
 seriusly whoo chose the rear shock over bike parks
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flag JackDirt (Jul 14, 2012 at 9:11)
 DANYY HARTS world Champs Run at Champery should be up there!!!!
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flag MedellinColombiaDH (Jul 15, 2012 at 21:19)
 Why is it an innovation, mate?
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flag deli-hustler (Jul 23, 2012 at 9:11)
 Because every man and his dog wants to do a whip now!!!
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flag jesusrendon (Jul 13, 2012 at 19:39)
 RC, we are missing Hydroformed Aluminum frames
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flag rizwanrizal (Jul 13, 2012 at 16:44)
 RS Vivid Air or CCDB Air ?
1x10 drive train ?
Mondraker zero stem for single crown?
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flag victorcury0 (Jul 16, 2012 at 22:16)
 neck brace saved many people !
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flag Martin-McInerney (Jul 13, 2012 at 5:48)
 Bikeparks may make a difference to people around them, but in places where there are none I dodnt think it makes much of a difference at all. Just my personal opinion.
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flag randybadger (Jul 17, 2012 at 10:47)
 They have changed the appeal of the sport to a mass sanitised market. It gave a nice clear bench mark of where to ride a bike not just for outdoorsy types but to anyone who fancied a go. Manufacturers can happily make trail center capable bikes knowing that comercially everyone interested knows what they are buying. Probably not explaining it very well but there is mass appeal to a bike ride that has idiot proof sign posts, clear grading, a cafe, a bike shop..... And so on and on.
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flag scary1 (Jul 15, 2012 at 14:57)
 Thanks for the link to the Chris Leatt case.I think I'm a fan,now
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flag alexcovaci21 (Jul 15, 2012 at 15:42)
 and NWD??
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flag kfrenchy (Jul 18, 2012 at 10:32)
 I voted rear suspension
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flag kroonpk (Jul 23, 2012 at 9:35)
 Bike parks for the win!
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flag infocusmtb (Jul 24, 2012 at 0:25)
 Vote for Five Ten shoes
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flag BikeTrials (Jul 14, 2012 at 1:17)
 I voted for carbon.
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flag icarpent7 (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:40)
 Idk what a POV camera is
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flag SimonBros (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:09)
 Pooping out Vegetables!!!
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flag OS141121 (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:21)
 Its a GoPro or a Contour
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flag manuesi (Jul 13, 2012 at 0:41)
 and POV means Point Of View, so where you can film what for example the biker is actually seeing.
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flag ajh4446 (Jul 17, 2012 at 11:30)
 Isn't every camera a POV then? I've never been on holiday and decided that I want to film something that I'm not looking at.
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flag phatone17 (Jul 18, 2012 at 15:30)
 wiseass
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flag billy860 (Jul 22, 2012 at 21:57)
 Hahaha nice one ajh4446
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