In a sense, mountain biking is like any other hobby or sport that involves a necessary tool as an intermediary between enthusiast and activity. Said tool is relentlessly and endlessly refined by a sprawling, nebulous framework of engineers, athletes, marketeers and everyday consumers. On the surface it can appear to be a slow process of small component refinements and subtle geometry tweaks, such as tire inserts and steeper seat angles. But every so often there are breakthroughs that force us to re-evaluate things front to back, all the way down to how we actually ride a mountain bike. Spanning relatively recent history disc brakes, increased wheel sizes and dropper seatposts have served as some of the bigger catalysts for change…
Not too long ago, Trust Performance launched the first modern linkage fork that’s actually worth a serious look. Dubbed “The Message”, it casts aside telescoping “tubes in tubes”...
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