I went into the shed and tried to see a common theme in all my bike stuff. It would have to be something like: Craftsmanship, and the marriage of form & function, and admittedly full suspension too.
And particularly I have stuff by little companies doing their own thing sometimes with and sometimes against the mainstream. My selection includes in no particular order: Pace, Sinister, Hope, Storck, Zero, Foes, Onza, Maverick, U.S.E., Santa Cruz, German A, Lenz Sport, King, Kona, Azonic, Ellsworth, Caramba, Mongoose, Heylight, Klein etc.
Enjoy!!