The MTB (Mountainbike) Thread

[bentom187]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJgaSTuwp7I

awsome ,heres one i like but,its not my style but i wish i had half the skill he does i dont think i would use my legs for walking anymore lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Fa5zAbP9w

 

[HERBaceous]

that guy is hard fucking core

 

[bentom187]

yeah,nokuy told me hes hated by bmx'ers one time, because he switched to mountain bikes.

 

[bentom187]

im going to NH next week to highland mt bike park im pumped,this will be my first downhill riding ever, check out the vid, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYeUOs4bCHg

 

[U4ic]

Hell ya at 40 I still ride my cannondale daily....

 

[bentom187]

i have no idea how to jump with those platform pedals.

 

[NOTB]

oh yea man 100 miles a day , i just bought a Specialized Crosstrail hybrid and i freakin love it man.

 

[Spicoli]

Damn bentom that gonna be some serious fun. Wish I was you you lucky bastard

 

[bentom187]

im just hoping to get back in one peice,and then, that i might like it and be dishing out some money.

 

[rock solid]

coming up to 50 and still riding my scott ransom most days

 

[NOTB]

bike'n is also the easiest way to do HIIT(in my opinion) cuz you can shift fast as hell.

 

[Spicoli]

Well good luck and I hope you have a great time bentom. your def gonna have to give us a post ride summary. Hit some of those jumps for me lol

Thats awesome to here rock solid. I hope i am the same way when I reach that age

 

[rock solid]

Thats awesome to here rock solid. I hope i am the same way when I reach that age

 

[bentom187]

the whole thing sucked from begining to end,1st i was over charged for the only bike i could afford a gt labamba,it was the compete opposite from what i needed,the geometry was completley wrong, well thatcombo almost got my neck broke.and right now i have about 3-4 large dark purple/black bruises and all sorts of road rash and andfor somreason its very tough to raise my right arm this is because i couldnt afford the body armor and now i know why they use it.
so after returning it i find out it goes through a inspection for frame damage,my rims where WARPED almost beyond repair,i barley got out of there.

in conclusion if i ever go again ill be well prepaired with money for the proper equipment,but if enyone is intrested its a very nice proffesional operation they have, dont let my experience scare you off.

i added these so you can see what i was riding and the bikes everone else had.

 

[Spicoli]

Damn that sux to hear bro. Ya you where setup for failure with that bike you were riding. You need a serious DH rig (like the one you have pictured to the right) to attempt that stuff. Hope you have a better time when you go back. Good to hear your alive though

 

[socioecologist]

Awesome thread--glad to see some riders on board here. I rode a Klein Palomino with Maverick DUC32 fork, all tricked out, for five years (raced Super D for a couple seasons). Just had it stolen a month ago...still bummed about that.

My temporary gear should arrive tomorrow; going to ride an old hard tail for the rest of this season and pick up a new Maverick Durance when they're released this fall.

Amazing trails out here in Oregon; I have the Oregon State University research forest in my back yard--7500 acres of killer trails. Good dope, great trails, and big trees: what more could a person ask for, right?

 

[bentom187]

Damn that sux to hear bro. Ya you where setup for failure with that bike you were riding. You need a serious DH rig (like the one you have pictured to the right) to attempt that stuff. Hope you have a better time when you go back. Good to hear your alive though

thanks man,me too.

 

[socioecologist]

Bike Porn

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Some pictures of the new ride; should arrive early next week--stoked! Maverick ML8 w/ DUC32 fork.

 

[bentom187]

i bought this stuff for my new bike,it works great and cheaper than the stuff at any bike shop,but you wanna buy a heat gun also so it adhears better.
this stuff is as thick as the tape on the chain guard,prolly a little more,and is crystal clear.
for 20 bucks itll save your bike and paint for many years.
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+Products/555/75021/10002/-1

 

[Billy Jack]

Just rode some narrow single-track full of palm roots and fallen trees on a fixed/monstercross/conversion this afternoon. Planning pedal strokes, log crossings and even simple jumps made my home trail like a new, much more challenging beast. It was a blast.
I think I'm over the 29er thing for now, Ive got some 650b wheels on the way and will give them a shot on one of my hardtails. Anybody else riding 650B's?