Suspension Expert Chris Porter reckons the telescopic MTB fork has had its day

[@GrahamStorr]

Chris porter is a genius, his mind set on suspension is way beyond reason,and I love his honesty on the development with in the industry,he tells it how it is,how all the big companies are just taking us for a ride literally

[@KarolisBorkertas]

Need more of Chris Porter !

[@scottpratico1315]

I and a few friends are strongly of the opinion that the old open oil bath, coil spring marzocchis were vastly superior in feel to modern forks.

[@superchickensoup]

That depends on what he considers superior. But yeah coil and oil is always going to be the plushest feeling, due to lack of friction and stiction. A airshaft accounts for 50% of a air forks friction/stiction.

[@scottpratico1315]

@@superchickensoup blast from the past. I was wrong. The correct answer is: Get an ebike so that initial stiction becomes irrelevant.

[@alexthemtbr]

So stoked to see someone tell it as it is 🙌🏽

[@pbls43]

Chris Porter is from another world ( a better one) congratulations for the interview.

[@V5mGpYp]

Chris Porter makes a very serious point on sustainability and planned product obsolescence that virtually no manufacturer wants to hear. Having been in the business on the product side for over 20 years with companies that almost iterate on a monthly basis (not kidding) I see his point clearly. However to tell bike companies or any company for that matter to stop "innovating" ( because that is what most companies call it when they are actually engaging in meaningless incrementalism), well you might as well be telling them to shut up shop and go home.....it's a conundrum. Most of the problem is life cycling planning and that is often disrupted by sales telling product "Their stuff is better" instead of doing their jobs by selling what they have. And yeah, I was a rep for 7 years as well, so I know the drill.

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

How likeable abd knowledgeable is chris! Love his take on things.

[@scherzo0o]

Thanks mr. Porter! Know I understand the wobbly sensation in my fork....

[@TheBikeRoom]

Thanks ST for this scoop interview with the guru and scratching my suspension itch and reawakening my internal discussion on the “new vs developed paradigms” 😂 I’m going to Tesco now to buy a ST magazine.

[@singletrack]

The Bike Room thanks, glad you enjoyed the interview! And hope you enjoy the magazine!Though if you buy it from our shop or one of our Premier Dealers you’ll get the extended Premier Edition, with even more features to inspire your riding.

[@TheBikeRoom]

@@singletrack Thanks, I'll keep a look out. Only been back from Tesco for an hour and loving the Snowdon, Vancouver and Northumberland articles. I've got the free calendar on the kitchen wall, just hope it gets filled with lots of riding.

[@Krikstar123]

Absolutely brilliant! Could not agree more!

[@gerry2541]

what a champion! shame the interviewer wasn't engaging.

[@kamil5920]

Great interview! Thank you :)

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Regarding the "need a better fork", sounding very much like the cannondale lefty has addressed those issues.

[@kubagajda7347]

Exactly. Needle bearing for binding issue - that how Moto came to be, then cut in half and lefty was born. If only they were more aproachable machanically... i wish.

[@MatthewVJones]

I feel like taking a nap after listening to him.

[@jakubszczeniowski8333]

Montain bike industry gives us health, oportunity to rest and thanks to it we can work more efectively. Mtb keeps us going..

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

I use mountain bikes as transport, absolutely. Road bikes are awful. Regarding sand trucks being in a hurry, you would be surprised how time-critical concrete has become, and how specific the types of sand are.

[@Vanguard152]

I´d love to sit in a pub with Chris & have a beer and chat....

[@theodounis]

Mtb technology has come a long way a great upgrade to a enduro or trail bike is suspension Chris porter number one suspension guru

[@Jedlmind]

I have never really felt Chris Porter knows thaaaaaaaat much, you know?

[@thingswelike]

More! More!

[@thingswelike]

Although - Did he pronounce Geometron Geo-Metron, rather than like Geometry - definitely not how I thought.

[@Metal-Possum]

My original Z1 bombers have a spring and damper in each leg. Marzocchi did it right back in 1997, they even had two disc caliper mounts if you wanted to even the load there too. I still ride them regularly, rim brakes and all. If we look at how primitive a fork really is though... that's where there's a real issue. We're relying on two long... (effectively) cantilevers to keep our front wheel in place. All these people trying to reinvent the fork, why not just try and eliminate the fork entirely? It's a 19th century design.

[@exodusvelo]

Legend!!

[@janeblogs324]

He became a modern day Unabomber near the end

[@KarolisBorkertas]

Future is linkage forks I hope

[@paulmurden7621]

Great great feature but I know feel really stupid :-)

[@richardhayter3919]

Well that was 18 mins of my life I will never get back ! I can hear the same unsubstatiated opinions by listening to someone down the pub, some things DID make sense though, overall not that impressed.

[@smin4089]

Yeah... and kinda seems like the typical ORANGE MAN BAD group all of a sudden towards the end. Good thing they didn't publish that

[@markcosens1]

Interesting interview. As soon as you address the disgrace of a forum on your site and the blatant left wing bias, I'm sure you will attract more subscribers.

[@danielgrafik]

I find the forum quite good. Both the classifieds and the Bike sections work really well for me. Even the 'Chat' part is good, lots of helpful people? Is that the "left wing bias"?

[@scottpratico1315]

Left wing bias? You have a stupidity bias?

[@gravedoja]

Feel the same Mark. Don't use the forum much these days.