Chris Porter has long been known as one of the earliest and most vocal proponents of the longer/lower/slacker trends in mountain bike geometry, and his Geometron bikes have pushed the envelope further than just about anything else out there. But Chris has opinions on a whole lot more than just bike geometry, and in our recent conversation we got his takes on wheel sizes, eBikes, suspension tuning, Vladimir Putin(?) and a whole lot more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Background & motorcycles (2:16)
- Founding of Mojo & trashing a rental house (5:46)
- Experimenting with geometry (10:24)
- Mondraker & Fabien Barel (17:47)
- Partnership with Nicolai (26:42)
- Trail Nirvana (34:35)
- “eBikes ruined it” (36:37)
- Geometron Bikes (44:32)
- Tradeoffs in bike design (50:38)
- Craft vs. Math in bike setup (55:58)
- Wheel sizes & the death of 27.5? (58:12)
- Chris’ Big Idea (1:11:51)
I know we’re all supposed to get along, but I particularly enjoyed the evisceration of eBikes. Because of all the reasons mentioned, but especially the value for money of a motorbike in comparison to an eBike.
YES I’VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR YOU TO DO THIS INTERVIEW!!!!