Development of a freeride mountain bike suspension fork

Different spokes: a multidimensional scale analysis of market segmentation in mountain biking

“…Mountain biking is a highly technologized activity and its development has been facilitated through innovation in two contexts. Firstly, the development of increasingly high-tech products, such as advanced shock absorbance systems (Baltes et al, 2008;Redfield, 2010), have opened up new terrain and styles of riding to participants. Secondly, mountain bikers have been shown to be keen innovators of technology, which they adapt in order to aid their riding (Lüthje et al, 2005).…”

Mountain bike tourism development under the midnight sun: Capitalizing on destination attributes to maximize tourism potential in the Yukon Territory, Canada.

“…The technology that accompanies this style of riding is most similar to bike technology from the 1980s and '90s. Cross-country riders normally choose front and/or rear suspension systems that are optimized to be lightweight rather than for large bump dissipation or durability (Baltes & Sutela, 2008). Cross country is the style of riding that this research study included because most mountain bike tourism involves cross-country riding.…”