The Goat

Trek gave a look at a new step-down headtube technology that flares from 1.125in at the top to 1.5in at the bottom. So far it looks like it’s only on their $6k downhill bike, and let’s hope the technology isn’t expanded to the rest of the line. The last thing we need is a new non-standard size making life difficult for aftermarket parts. The industry makes a move like this every few years. Someone thinks they can corner a market by building a non-standard part, then it doesn’t work any better so no one buys it, and then the poor bastard early adopters are left combing used-part bins to try to fix their bike 5 years later. It’s like Schwinn-sized tires and Shimano’s integrated shifters/brakes.

via Bike Magic