Fuquay first for me simply because it's the most interesting IMO. C16's are great riders but a bit white goods especially as the colours went boring after the Clockwork's.
It can't really be a yes or no though. Many parts of modern tech are wonderful but plenty of others aren't.
As long as there are people there will be disagreements. Full suspension was such a divisive topic bitd that they actually designed a whole system to act like a rigid frame most of the...
Yeah, tbf the shoots of what became Dalby were making the press when I lived in Scarborough in 1999. Trail centres have been around as long as many retro bikes.
In my opinion any ride where you ride down hill off road is enhanced by a dropper. I do a loop from home along the canal where the only time I use mine is when riding down the stairs by one of the locks. Totally worth it!
It's hard to explain and plenty won't agree but decent geometry, tyres...