I rode obsessively from '89 through '00, then I got fat and didn't touch a bike again until April of '19. I ride like an old man who learned to ride in the '90s exclusively riding trails on bikes with crappy or no suspension, meaning I've got terrible cornering technique, and leaving the ground scares me. I've got a soft spot for fringe tech, which explains why I've owned Cannondales and a Pro-Flex.