Are Specialized having a laugh or are we really this gullible?

[DRM]

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specialized have announced the 2021 Grail gravel bike range, one of which has flat bars...…..is it April fools day, or has the 80's just been revived

 

[BurningLegs]

The year after “new air suspension fork and wider bars for ultimate control”

 

[Globalti]

I bet it rides really nicely. I was trying to create XC mountain bikes like that about 15 years ago.

 

[matticus]

The year after “new air suspension fork and wider bars for ultimate control”

... "26ers" for 2022??

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So a rigid mtn bike then...

 

[BurningLegs]

I bet it rides really nicely. I was trying to create XC mountain bikes like that about 15 years ago.

Yes, the MTB market does seem to have missed a niche over the years.
MTB was my first cycling discipline and I never wanted to be a downhill king or pushing my bike to the limits of grip - I mostly enjoyed flowy fast trails and a laid back ride in the countryside enjoying the view and the fresh air.
A bike like the one posted above would have been perfect for me then

 

[rogerzilla]

Rigid MTBs are fantastic for forest trails and, of course, much nicer on the road because they don't pogo.

 

[dodgy]

Is it vertically compliant yet laterally stiff?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yes, cyclists are as prone to marketing as anyone else....

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Yes, cyclists are as prone to marketing as anyone else.

Some cyclists are prone to being hoodwinked by marketing, others are not. Personally, for me an MTB is still rigid and it always has 26" wheels.

 

[rogerzilla]

Yes, cyclists are as prone to marketing as anyone else....

Remember the High Power Biopace? Almost completely round!

 

[Grant Fondo]

Cheapest one is £1600, will keep using my rigid 90s Cannondale ta very much

 

[Levo-Lon]

I just sold this..flat bar gravel bike..

 

[DRM]

I just sold this..flat bar gravel bike..


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You were fully on trend & now you’ve missed out, mind you I have an old Raleigh mtb, steel frame forks etc, weighs the same a 4x4 but now bang on trend, it’s even got yet to be announced bar ends and cantilever rim brakes 👍

 

[Fab Foodie]

Some cyclists are prone to being hoodwinked by marketing, others are not. Personally, for me an MTB is still rigid and it always has 26" wheels.