What Were They Thinking? | Biggest Mountain Bike Tech Flops Of All Time

What is the biggest mountain bike tech fail ever? No, it’s not the ever-increasing cost of bikes. But it is one of these five innovations that promised the world and crashed spectacularly. From linkage forks and suspension stems through to planetary geared front derailleur killers, these flops cover the weird, not so wonderful – and just downright ugly and dangerous in some cases. What do you think is the biggest mountain bike flop of all time? Let us know in the comments! #MTB #Flops #WTF Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:22 Shimano Dual Control 01:45 Girvin Flexstem 03:00 URT Suspension Frames 04:49 Truvativ HammerSchmidt 06:43 Linkage Forks 08:22 Outro Image Credit: Mylesmerckel 5 Mountain Bike Upgrades That Will Make Your Bike Better → Old Vs. New | Have MTBs Changed For The Better? 18 Years Of Evolution → These Products Changed Mountain Bikes FOREVER! → 6 Things We Love (And Hate) About Modern Mountain Bikes → 2023’s Weirdest Bike Tech | BikeRadar News Show → Listen to the BikeRadar Podcast → Follow BikeRadar on our social media channels: → → → BikeRadar is supported by Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus Magazine –For more information and to subscribe please visit → For more content like this see our latest subscription offer – → →