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Hold on, I just have to adjust my shock/fork pressures for this trail..
Ah, haven't got the right tyres for this bit..
99% of all statistics are made up.
I heard it was 78%..
60% of them are made up 100% of the time.
That you need to hang off the back of the bike when going downhill off road ..
If you ride on flats then you're not doing it properly ..
You can't ride SS on flat pedals ..
You need 6" of rear travel to ride the final descent of the ClimachX ... whoever said that was a proper nob 😉
You need a torque wrench for that.
juan - MemberXC is mountain biking...
so you're faster downhill than
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/26069260@N04/4538930372/ ]THIS DUDE[/url] ??
you're pretty good! 😆
Presta valves are only for road bikes.
My skills are so good I have progressed onto flat pedals.
This bike is a keeper.
I suppose inb general its all the your under or over biked stuff
In the real world groups are often out on a range of hugely diffrent bikes and all get on fine on the same trail.
Case in point couple, one on 29er single speed the other a Specialized Enduro. Different bikes for different folks, all good fun
On here it too much you only need a hard tail or you'll need 6 inches both ends for that
Live and let live
[i]'Rotating weight (in wheels) needs to be accelerated in [b]two[/b] directions at the same time.'[/i]
MBUK, March 2010, p.109
...Patently absurd.
Cleaning bikes is a good use of time.....
no_eyed_dear - Member
'Rotating weight (in wheels) needs to be accelerated in two directions at the same time.'MBUK, March 2010, p.109
...Patently absurd.
No its not absurd, it's obviously accelerated UP and DOWN. Oh, and forwards AND backwards. And [i]ad infinitum[/i].....
that Hora is a nice bloke with no chip on his shoulder
The small rotors hypothesis is mine. I claim it. I just don't suggest you try it in the Alps. And dont' sue me if it turns out I'm wrong.
And the Orange Five is a re-hashed single pivot - regularly (though subtly) rehashed. Still good though.
Rotating weight makes a significant difference to your speed.
you must use bolt through forks if you ride more than canal tow paths .... copywrite dasnut ....
That mountain biking is difficult and scary (sure some of the time it is - but people seem to think that all mtb is hard)
The biggest load of Tosh heard in MTB'ing has gotta be Hora's usual quote of 'I'll be riding with you tomorrow!'
'you're not supposed to be riding that bicycle here you know'
Steve peat beat grum going down
😕 ?
Militantgraham, I'm not sure how many 'peasants' there actually are in Taiwan these days.
Anyway, howzabout the classic; "huff!.. I just.. huff!.. have to.. puff!, stop just.. huff puff!.. just up here.. wheeeze!.. just to.. huff.. adjust my suspension settings/seatpost/ rubbing disc " 😉
Titanium frames are for life...
"It's in stock" vies with "It'll arrive in 3 days" in my experience.
Also, MBR... "The rims are too narrow and weak and the brakes don't really work at all, 10 out of 10!"
anything involving 'JRA'
I can clean the black at Laggan but certainly don't find it easy. I generally pass people on it but am at the back of our group. Is Jaun and the rest of the riders on here really at a standard where they think it is easy? It's just I only know one person that does and he wins DH races and gets sponsored. I bow to the collective STW skill and hope one day to be able to ride with and learn from you l33t d3wds.
That 160 rotors don't give you enough stopping power,
You don't need a fancy carbon bike - On-One make all there bikes from steel and titanium . . . . . oh, hang on ....
The saddle will get comfier once it's been worn in.
Gluless patches don't work,
You need to replace your helmet every 3 years as the UV rays weaken it,
'No darling, that's the same bike I've always had. Ive just cleaned it'
Single speed is fun
flats, no spd's, no flats... and repeat.
bassspine - Member
10 speed
Yes, that is tosh isn't it. Glad I visited the site.
The best way to learn to jump is to ask the experts who frequent internet chat rooms.
THat the early UK mountain biking sceme was XC raves over flat fiels on flat barred bikes. That came later
It started in the mountains with risers and big tyres.........
Well not everyone had risers but bars were wide and high
its the forks rebound that gets the front wheel up lol 🙂
Guy in the shop yesterday:
Can I have two 26 inch inner tubes please
Me:
Of course, would you like presta or schraeder valve?
Guy:
I'll go for the big-valved ones...my mate told me that the thin valve ones are made out of a rubber that lets air escape through it and you have to pump up your tyres before every ride
Me:
Yes that's true, it's a wonder we sell any of the thin valved ones in fact. That'll be £9.98 please 🙄
Is Jaun and the rest of the riders on here really at a standard where they think it is easy?
Well I am average less, but I still don't find the black at laggan hard or techy that's for sure.
Every difficult section is straight forward, have clear run in and clear run out...
You don't really have to think where you have to put your front wheel to make it...
You're mate (and you will probably clear it way faster than me).
- "You don't need 140mm to ride that trail" (said with scorn).
- People who look down on trail centre riders.
- People who actively feel they are better riders on others and this gives them some sort of false hierarchy.
- People who get to the bottom of a descent first and that makes them naturally a better rider than any others. You know, at times anyone could get down that descent on the edge and as fast as possible but not everyone is out to show off or prove something that doesnt need proving huh?
How I see it. No matter what you ride or how well you ride you are never a better cyclist (or person) than the next man or woman.
I've had laughs with people on cheap bikes and laughs with people on bikes three times the cost of my own bike. The bitter types who struggle through life remind me of the grown-ups who drove me away from road/club cycling as a kid.
**** that if I'm going to become like one of those types.
What matters is everyone enjoys themselves. Not 'oo look I manualled off a rock on my singlespeed so that makes me more of an authority than everyone else'.
Bit of a rant but sorry, you do come across people in cycling who take themselves too seriously.
🙄
Oh, the irony.
As for Hora's 'rehashed single pivot' comments. Heckler, anyone?
Aye, I also cast aspersion on the two new Santa Cruz models!
Hey. Being a Dad, I've realised I'm not bitter just carefree and odd in person 😀
That you need a FS bike to go down even the smallest descent... If you try it on an HT you WILL end up crippled...
"All Mountain Bike" What a stupid title.You can ride any bike all over a mountain.
People that go to the Lakes or Scotland only to ride trail centers.
People that write articles every month for well known mountain bike magazines that don't actually live anywhere near a mountain or hill for that matter.
"All Mountain Bike" What a stupid title.You can ride any bike all over a mountain.
+1
That "all mountain bike" thing is annoying. Could you really take a bike up/down *all* of any given mountain? Take Snowdon for example. Could you realistically ride along the Crib Goch ridge? I don't think so.
(Now someone is going to come along and say that's their regular XC loop they do on their rigid SS).
Admittedly Glentress is very good!
Reading stw is not a productive use of works time your usage is being monitored
Disliking road bikes like it is some alien thing ...granted we are slim and fast but dont let that put you lardy beer bellied types off but PPLLLLEEEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEEE dont wear lycra.
People who think you need loads of travel to ride anything.
People who wear armour for things that just dont require it and seem to not realise that if you pedal you can actually propel the bike rather than walk it everywhere that is downhill.
People who ONLY ride trail centres sure they are fun but surely you want t see somewhere remote and proper countryside?
Could you realistically ride along the Crib Goch ridge? I don't think so.(Now someone is going to come along and say that's their regular XC loop they do on their rigid SS).
That's my regular XC loop I do on my rigid SS.
People who ONLY ride trail centres sure they are fun but surely you want t see somewhere remote and proper countryside?
totally agree but trail centres are great training places. Its abit daunting riding off road and getting lost. Trail centres can wet the appetite and then people progress on to explore...?
Or just ride around a trail centre forever.