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@SATN-XC: for sure. Last year I sold my boy's 26" FS bike and recovered 75% of the original cost.

I thank god for that!! I am so grateful that my favorite sport is not a reflection of a moralistic crypto-religious oppressive philosophy, and instead is just a shitload of fun.

As a parent I can attest that FS kids size bikes are great for kids and great for the sport. To all the haters out there: go roll up to any bike park, find any given crew of 12-14yr olds, and watch how little time it takes for them to drop you. Or better yet, go to a world cup DH race and strike up a conversation with any pro in the top 10 born after 2000 and see how they feel about how kids on nice bikes represents some sort of moral degradation to the human race. Best of luck.

@uponcripplecreek: "I'm not on social media" Correction: PB comments section is social media. PB is the facebook of MTB. You're welcome.

@uponcripplecreek: whoops there it is. thank you.

Thank you for your thoughts. I noticed you said you started about 15 years ago. In the last 15 years, the sport has changed quite a bit. The gear is obviously amazing and the trails have exploded. But the sport is taking on a vibe (and a real practical context as well) as an activity of privilege, and there is less of that funky, salt of the earth athletic type in our community, if only proportionally. As your niche or core sport moves up the socioeconomic ladder, you will get more and more people who take themselves oh so seriously, and the toxicity will follow. I propose a loosely formulated, speculative and in no way evidence based solution: every person who posts in the comments section needs to ride at least 100 days per year. This will dispel the toxicity and bring the community in this sport back to it's core, which is getting out in nature, sending it all day, and having loads of fun.

Does this mean they will all have to get real jobs?!?! Probably not Pinkerton; he will definitely get picked up.