You pay five grand for suspension and disc brakes specifically so you can ride down things that'll wreck them.
Fun fact: The sport started in 1970s Marin County with riders racing modified beach cruisers down Mount Tamalpais.
Got its name from a Greek word for light because those eyes properly glow in the dark.
Fun fact: Its name traces to an Indo-European word for "light," referring to its glowing, reflective eyes.