What’s In, What’s Out – Mountain Biking in 2020

Vital MTB is excited to launch their annual What’s In, What’s Out for Mountain Biking in the year 2020, list. Vital’s editors have comprised this prognosticating pile of putrescence for a number of years and are proud to carry on the tradition once again.

Please heed this trigger warning as e-bikers, haters of e-bikes, enduro riders, trail riders, plus-sized tire fans, downcountry fanatics, mixed wheelsize aficionados, internet freeriders, budding social media stars, YouTube vloggers and single or DINK mid-life-crisis males in their upper 40’s may find some of the material in this video distressing.

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hi i’m larry knob and vital MTB has hired me to read their annual what’s in what’s out for mountain biking in the year 2020 lists vitals editors have comprised this prognosticating pile of putrescence for a number of years and are proud to carry on this tradition once again please heed this trigger warning as ebike errs haters of ebikes and dural riders trail riders plus-sized tire fans down country fanatics mixed wheel size of fishin ADO’s internet free riders budding social media stars YouTube vloggers and single or dink midlife crisis males in their upper 40s may find some of the material in this video distressing vital is offering a safe space to anyone who may feel uncomfortable about the existence of this video directions to that safe space are in the description below if this video bores or annoys you while not causing you anxiety vital raw footage is being provided throughout the duration of the video to keep any real mountain bikers entertained while they watch let’s begin with what’s out for mountain biking in 2020 kids on screens get them and yourself off stupid phones making comments about points and videos that are clearly explained in said video under biking saying that only 29 or trail bikes are what people want or what matters there are tons of 27:5 bikes that absolutely slay with more on the way and people want them saying that mixed wheel size bikes don’t or do work moaning about the size of somebody’s wheels boat anchors for cassettes bullying monopolistic pressure by big brands on their mountain bike product managers FIM ebike racing what an embarrassment the bro only mentality tires wider than 2.5 inches doping UCI selling the mountain bike world championships broadcast license to somebody who isn’t redbull TV yeah we probably only wish this was out but hope springs eternal and long-lived Virtual Private Networks slack seat to bangles anything the wrong side of 76 degrees will get docked a full star in our reviews from now on racers turned vloggers how-to videos your how to drop video is not better than the 1400 how to drop videos that already exist on the Internet dream builds done by anyone other than G Milner we know you’re trying to milk the YouTube views with your dream build but just let G Milner have it already making any urban riding shredding edit if your name is not Fabio Whitmer riding an e bike to the top of a climb with a regular mountain biker and being fake out of breath while saying it really is a good workout believe me it’s not just own it and be stoked that you are getting more laps in than everybody else the naica racer who uses organized high school spandex competition as the loophole to trick mom and dad into buying them a trail bike or enduro bike that’s actually fun to ride job security aboard an enduro World Series team saying or sponsored because you receive twenty three percent off retail price on a pair of grips for tagging that brand on Instagram FOMO because of someone else’s social media post none of it is reality wires and cables on your bike that concludes the list of what’s out for 2020 now we’ll start with what’s in for mountain biking in the year 2020 kids on bikes and the dirt affordable bikes and components that perform as well as products twice their price full face helmets all the time we’re going faster and harder than ever just because our bikes have a single crown doesn’t mean we should protect our heads less does it challenging the establishment ride concepts marzocchi zip moto wheels marin Norco just to name a few bike brands cutting mountain bike team budgets to increase ebike marketing budgets under biking under bikes rider sponsor social media breakups custom suspension Tunes tune for everyone and tuned for you are two very different things short travel trail bikes with coil shocks as manufacturers hone in on the perfect amount of linkage progressivity and anti-squat coil shocks are now a viable option on more and more bikes rejoice on the fly adjustments to your coil shock sprin decks fleets the charge unofficial long jump contest at mountain bike World Cup downhill races SRAM access trickle-down technology here’s to hoping drop her seat post with reset valves bike you’ll kick things off RockShox followed and more are likely on the way wavy chain state guards that silence the slap specialized was onto something and others have taken note handlebars with a bit of extra compliance flex in the right places can aid your ride wrapping your frame to protect your paint today’s rides are so rad it’s easy and affordable to protect yours for the long haul the rider you have never heard of until their random video it’s your feet longer chain stays for taller riders and bigger sized bikes the use of clever new materials and frames and components the next generation of ebikes sleeker lighter and more integrated with another round of development and technology has to be on the way pro’s training with ebikes and search of covering more miles more terrain and that medicine ball effect when they hop back on their regular mountain bike company’s giving back to trails and trail building in a big way staying home and learning every rock route and condition of your local trail throughout a whole year junior level mountain bike racing women going for it in the free ride space with movie parts and events like Red Bull formation seminar being seminar that tail whip on/off feature is probably the single most committed move a mountain biking in 2019 what will 2020 hold quiet hubs the denim destroyer in actual race pants loud hubs Aaron Gwin trust us Fabia Whitmer offset increasingly open discussions about pro rider contracts projects like the Race Face creator series shedding light on so many meaningful stories the perfect geometry for you with so many dialed options out there if you get it wrong you really only have yourself to blame French downhillers seriously do you see them giving up the throne anytime soon Brendan Fairclough at rampage we know he said he wouldn’t be back but he said that before and we want to watch him ride regardless of result storing stuff on your bike with trinkets like specialized SWAT or that one up EDC tool arguing about bike stuff on the Internet we love a good discussion vital MTB would like to note that since they nailed this list to perfection once again they apologize for the lack of comments or controversy this list would have normally caused happy 2020