Working in the bike industry for the better part of 15 years, has allowed me the luxury of working on, tweaking, and riding some awesome trail shredding machines and products. It seams like about once every year or so, I sell off a bike and trade up the the latest, greatest model or technology. 

Some friends accuse me of being too practical, foregoing aesthetics for versatility. Think of a four year old pair of Carhartts, or a WW I era hunting rifle passed down through the generations. It's not because I'm cheap per-se. Rather, I prefer to spend my hard earned cash on things that will last: