21 signs you’re a modern mountain biker

Mountain biking is still a young sport and yet things have come a hell of a long way..

To sit alongside our 20 problems only modern roadies have article,we’ve put together this list of disturbingly common mechanical and tech-induced issues that only a modern mountain biker could understand.

21. Social media plays a part in every ride – if it isn’t tweeted or Facebooked then you know it’ll end up on Instagram or Strava.

19. You can’t remember the last time you had a puncture…

18. …but when you do get a flat, you’re covered in latex and can’t remember what size tube you need.

16. Your cassette is now bigger than your disc rotor.

15. Your transmission now has a clutch.

14. Your seat goes up and down with the push of a button.

13. There are levers on your bars that not even you recognise.

12. Your wheelbase is so long that you need a wide load sticker for your bike rack

10. Quick release levers are a thing of the ancient past.

9. 740mm bars are considered to be narrow.

8. And your stem couldn’t actually get any shorter.

7. You can’t remember what a front derailleur was for.

6. You’ve got 64GB of average POV riding footage.

5. Fitting grips only takes a couple of minutes.

4. A bottle cage looks like something dug up on Time Team.

3. You can’t recall the last time you dropped your chain.

2. 26in wheels look like they belong on a child’s bike.

1. Two pumps are required just to get set up.