Too fucking right
/have you seen this Shimano Alfine stuff? looks fucking wicked. 8 speed hub gear with the same ratio spread as a 24 speed, constant chain, no mechs, no gear duplication, shifting under full pedal pressure. Oh, Mama.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 9:19, archived)

No
I have not seen this.

Given my age (I think you're late 30's too arent you ?) I do have this nagging concern that bikes are going to be fucking AWESOME just as I get too fucking old to ride properly : (
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 9:21, archived)

hoverbikes!

( manolith hooray for me, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 9:22, archived)

*grabs comb and wax paper*

( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 9:31, archived)

I'm going to give one a blast at Glentress soon
I shall report back. But, yeah, you are right. Stuff I've seen change in 20 years mountain biking is scary. Mind, my 12 year old Explosif will still piss on most stuff you can buy these days so the advances aren't that major.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 9:28, archived)