Bob Girvin was a leader in the bicycle suspension revolution. He designed the #FLEXSTEM in 1987, the first aftermarket suspension item for mountain bikes. #Flexstem sales took off worldwide, and the message was that suspension was needed on mountain bikes. The rise of suspended forks in 1993 slowly shrunk the suspended stem market and finally in 1995, those disappeared. @redshiftsports proposes a nice finished product for road and gravel bikes today, though it remains a niche. Today stem and bar interface move to 35mm and carbon is the way to get some flex in addition to suspended forks. More infos: https://bit.ly/3ra6VYL #35yearsMTBHistoryProject, #MTBHistory #neoretro #vintageMTB #NewBuildProject #sportislife #MTBForever @apple #iphoneXR @nikon #D5300 @gopro #hero7Black, #mountainbike, @srammtb, #reverb, @clearprotect, #girvin (à Düsseldorf-Düsseltal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL6JIoKLf9p/?igshid=1kffhe057zur2
