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Today’s mountain bikes and components are unarguably better than the ones that were available just five years ago, but getting to this point hasn’t been a straight line of progression. Along the way, we’ve seen good — and bad — trends come and go. The good ones tend to stick around, while the bad ones become the fodder for “remember when” conversations among riders. The frustrating thing is, it’s not up to us as individuals to decide which ones are which.

However, given the following trends in mountain biking, we want to know which trends — if it were up to you — would fade into obscurity.

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