Do all modern bikes look like a Session? If that's what you believe then you may have a difficult time with this quiz. We stripped off all branding, colours and decals from these bikes and left you just one way to identify them - the shape of their frames. Some of them are very distinctive whereas others you'll have to look beyond the Horst link and try and find some other details to separate them. We've picked 20 bikes from the current day and then 10 wildcards from the past 25 years for those that want some extra nerd kudos. Let us know how you got on in the poll at the bottom.
what's funny is that you keep coming back - checking and checking again. they cast out the line, hooked you and are slowly reeling it in. they could milk it for weeks and you guys will continue to bring traffic to the site and complain. i find this particularly funny because cyclists & mountain bikers seem to think that collectively that they are this savvy group that can see through the smoke and mirrors - yet here you are falling for a most basic tactic like a simpleton, waiting for that new TMZ video that shows the electric toothbrush stuck in kim kardashian's butt. kudos to pinkbike for drawing this out - i would do it for at least another 2 weeks if i were them.
@gnarnaimo: Absolutely, the Field Test and in-depth bike reviews are obviously some of my favorite content but nevertheless I'd still be on here checking out what's new in the industry and watching great riding edits. I get much more enjoyment doing this than being on Facebook reading a bunch of crazy political opinions and rants or seeing what my 2nd cousin or some random person I knew in high school ate for breakfast.
This whole Pole issue would be funny if it only affected industry guys like reviewers.
I'm a simple dude, sponsored by myself. My Evolink 158 developed a huge crack in the rear triangle, and the latest response from them was 2 weeks ago, like "oh, looks like lack of proper heat treatment, send us your shipping address". Silence since then.
Don't know how frustrated I would be if this situation and slow paced communication took place in the middle of the biking season.
@ORAORA: Thats interesting. I never heard an Evolink fail before, they're pretty bombproof and there's a lot of them out there. Machines had their fair share of problems cause they had to figure out a whole new production method, and Stamina 140 is not even in production yet...
I just realized what I think Pole's look like, with the super steep seat angle and slack head angle. They look like abused pick up trucks that junk men drive.
Their frames are so rusted that they have buckled in the middle. Pole's look like a normal bike that buckled in the middle.
I'm proud to say I was 100 percent accurate in the classic bike section, makes me feel old but also lucky to have been passionate about this sport for as long as I have been.
I love you mountain biking!
@bikenation: Boomer isn't an age, it's a mindset. Don't let your age stop you from being a boomer! If you hate your wife enough and complain about kids these days, you can become a fully fledged boomer.
@konarider112 The Klein era was golden my friend, maybe not so much their full sus rigs, but then hardly anyone did it well to begin with. Klein's hardtails with those colour shift paint jobs were the stuff of dreams though.
@lognar: To my defense I am more into trail bikes than DH and ride mostly out of bike parks so my only encounters with DH bikes are watching world cups on RedbullTV.
Showing my age, but out of my 18 correct answers 8 were from the Classics - all but the last two, straight off the bat, no hesitation! Had the Kona pegged as an Ellsworth... In my defence though, I wouldn't call 2010+ a classic! Now the Kona Stab Deelux '99 with the S-bend downtube and Monster T on the front - THAT's a classic!
That Slingshot is special never saw one on the trail (yes I am that old) but saw one with a broken cable, probably didn't ride any worse though, they had a rubber hinge at the seat tube top tube joint the hot mod of the day was to put stiffer rubber.:-) Oh and there is a spring around the cable at the head tube to take stress off the cable when landing those huge jumps. Now you youngsters wonder why us old farts ride like we do after growing up with these beauties. Oh and the Klein don't get me started.
@rollbretzel: I think there's only two bikes from the 90's on this list so I don't see why not. I honestly don't know if Klein had a website in 96' but the internet was sure around back then so it's possible and I'd say it's more than possible that the rest of the bikes from the 2000's on did have a site.
Where is the silhouette from the cracked test bikes.....only reason I did the whole list. Next year can you make it where I need to draw a line from the name to the bike like in elementary school! If you get it right you get all right you send me a PB sticker.
I suck at this but for the experts would be great to put a few of the same bike at different fit outs...can you spot the difference between the xtr rear mech on the carbon1 vs the NX rear mech on the carbon3....that would be next level.
I got a surprising number right. It may be my age, at 43, I'm Peaty' generation. Your algorithm' will tell you I clicked no answers. But I could identify most of the from the Peeler to the Pole. Great fun though.
I was gonna opt fot 16 to 20, but then realized that there is no Zerode in all thirty silhouette. So I chose 11 to 15, at least I can differentiate between a pole and a pivot. I also know that pivoting on a pole is sexy.
If you find satisfaction in confirming your own made up assumptions than you're surely a member of this savvy group.
Also where can I find said video?
I'm a simple dude, sponsored by myself. My Evolink 158 developed a huge crack in the rear triangle, and the latest response from them was 2 weeks ago, like "oh, looks like lack of proper heat treatment, send us your shipping address". Silence since then.
Don't know how frustrated I would be if this situation and slow paced communication took place in the middle of the biking season.
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Oh and there is a spring around the cable at the head tube to take stress off the cable when landing those huge jumps.
Now you youngsters wonder why us old farts ride like we do after growing up with these beauties.
Oh and the Klein don't get me started.
It’s koffing! *koffing*
(Please.)
18. PR 101: How not to do it
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B: if you’re gonna make this stupid joke, at least spell “session” right