BikeRadar ’d still be packing drum brakes and friction shifting if it wasn’t for the countless innovations in mountain bike tech since ol’ man Breeze first clattered his way down a fireroad in Marin County way back in ‘76. However, among many hits there are of course a handful of really, really big misses. Here’s five bits of flopped MTB tech that you’d probably rather forget.

Top 5 – MTB Innovations We’d Rather Forget
BikeRadar ’d still be packing drum brakes and friction shifting if it wasn’t for the countless innovations in mountain bike tech since ol’ man Breeze first clattered his way down a fireroad in Marin County way back in ‘76. However, among many hits there are of course a handful of really, really big misses. Here’s five bits of flopped MTB tech that you’d probably rather forget.