Altitude
Introduction
When some of us here started riding off road, mountain bikers had one bike to do everything. The focus was on cross-country performance but weekend social events and races put cross-country, trials and downhill skills to the test. Then, riders did it all on one bike. One bike to cope with everything the trail can throw at it, limitations were accepted or overcome and skill attempted to compensate for the lack of braking power or suspension.
Now we have reliable and capable suspension forks, disc brakes that offer total control and frame geometry designed to make the most of these advances. Riding styles have changed in the UK since the early days but the ethics remain for many – one bike to cope with it all. The Altitude series is that kind of bike.