regan_ev":32ya9cy6 said:You’re right, I don’t like the Apps bike. It’s way too cramped and tall to be ridden at speed, downhill.
There wasn’t any luck in what happened in the US. Pure grit, determination, foresight and business nous that made it all take off. Perhaps you ought to do a bit of research yourself.
The Apps bike is a monstrosity. That’s why hardly anyone bought them.
As for “only Apps’s bike could ride that section” I gave you an alternative. I think you’re confusing the terms modern and contemporary.
Apps failed. His bikes were ugly. Yet they performed a function and a purpose. But whatever those were, they were NOT akin to or related to THE MOUNTAIN BIKE INDUSTRY OF TODAY.
Can’t you get your thick head around that?
I don’t mind that you’re judging me from what I’ve typed, that’s fair game, same as I have done of you and others. It’s human nature, and I stand by what I say and I have no insecurities whatsoever. I’ll call a spade a spade. Geoff Apps is a very, VERY strange person.legrandefromage":2wy2r1nh said:Regan, you really should reign it in.
You cant write stuff like that, your personal opinion is a bit out of whack and does nothing other than to reveal your own insecurities to anyone reading.
sthodgson":3osxe2kv said:If you look at Jones bikes and his philosophy on design, it's very similar to the Apps in a number of ways. Still itching to get a go on a Jones.
RobMac":15c7lk17 said:Are we all playing nicely?
I take it thats a no thenRobMac":z9dozuhu said:Are we all playing nicely?