Many riders will take their ultra-capable trail bike for granted, but there was a time when the do-it-all full-suspension machine didn’t exist… or at least, not as we know them today. Trail bikes have come a seriously long way, but how did they get to where they are now and which bikes helped inspire them?

John Oldale from Marin Bikes joins Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin to talk through some of the bikes they feel contributed to the rise of the trail bike, inspiring how they evolved and also, how they’re ridden.

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