Replying to Avatar r0uge0t

I'm glad you found a bike for your needs!

And to comment on why the phrase "mullet" stuck: bigger front wheel rolls nicer over bumps and is better at keeping speed (business in the front ~ fast), with a smaller rear wheel the bike is better at leaning into corners and skids easier (party at the back ~ fun).

These days it's used mostly on downhill race bikes.
Avatar
Akkana Peck 6mo ago

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqr0uge0tynet70cr50xtjwhn2gfn76988eanv7l0j9edn0rjvnclsjelneq That explains why some people like it, but not why it's called a "mullet".

I've seen the word used for a type of haircut, and I think there's a fish (checking wikipedia, there are quite a few different fish called that) but nothing that would explain its use for bikes. None of the other mullets in the wikipedia disambiguation seems related (and the bike use isn't there).

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Avatar
r0uge0t 6mo ago

Yeah it's a reference to that haircut style. I remember it was quite popular in europe years ago (decades actually), dunno if it was in the us.