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Do biking differently 🙂 Downhill, or 4x or something. Trail/xc bores me these days, so I'm adding dh and maybe racing into the mix
To the OP's point, sometimes buying the 'wrong' bike can be a bad thing. I haven't come close to quitting, but may know where he's coming from.
I've found that going to bigger/less engaging bikes damps my enthusiasm a bit. Long-travel 29ers and 6in 26in bikes whose capabilities that I'll never live up to make climbing less fun and descending a bit numb. I don't think it's just me- the bigger friends' bikes get, the less they seem to ride over time.
It may not be as crazy as it sounds at first blush. I've sold off a few bikes that didn't excite me and just ride the bike that's best suited to my tastes and local trails. In any case, trying a bike that you're [i]excited [/i]about (be it 26in, 650b, singlespeed, or 'other') may well be worth a shot if you've been riding that long...
I felt like this for a bit after going tubeless. Took up twerking and didn't touch the bike for six months. Eventually my wife got Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team to do a shed makeover for me and that put me right.
We'll that's BS for a start. I know for a fact he was participating in Worlds Strongest Man that year.
ha ha ha 😀
Bye
Take up Magpie spotting, so far I'm up to 6.
The key is to look out for the tiny differences like a slightly different hop(bit like Ministry of funny walks) or tilt of the beak.
Have a glug of Absinthe, Taz. After a pint of that even fat bikes look attractive... 8)
Unovolo- stick at 6- gold is better than secrets never to be told in my book
I was having this conversation yesterday, and while most designers can build a bike for most things, the wheel size always has the well documented impacts on the ride that we've all read about.
Via a via, chose your weapon; if you want quick and snappy then smaller wheels; if you want more centrifugal rolling capability get bigger wheels. If you want the best of / to compromise both, get 650b.
Bit has been said, it's more about the bike you enjoy riding.
Just to clarify. .I love me bikes and riding..this was purely a thread started on the day of the misery guts rants about how it was all doom n gloom on silly track world. 😀
Thanks for the lovely supportive comments though..and psling ia spot on..its always better after a pint of green evil
Theres only one proper place for 29er wheels, and that's on a cyclocross bike 🙂 saying that wouldn't part with my RC129 it's a great just go for a pootle fun ride that isn't training.
Yep got a cyclo cross as well fun when its sloppy for puking a lung
Theres only one proper place for 29er wheels, and that's on a cyclocross bike
Been there, done it and sold it. There are only ever two bikes you need to own, a MTB and a road bike.
Ive yet to find anybody who whilst riding their CX bike on road, wished to be on a road bike and off road, were wishing for a MTB. Like i said if you RACE CX that does justify it but for casual use, no way!. Sorry.
Cx bikes are great I used to love being out in the yorks dales on one in any weather.