PICTURES BY SIM MAINEY
Here in the UK we’ve got a bit of a tradition when it comes to long-forked, ‘hardcore’ hardtails*. We’ve been riding them for years. Some may claim that [insert name of your favourite UK bike designer here] actually invented them.
We love ’em and rightly so – everyone should have one for messing about in the woods on. Or for messing about in the Alps.