I think this is all in the OP's head to be honest.
And whoever thinks that dartmoor isn't South??😳
I’m still stuck at the difference between fishing and just sitting down.
This is all heading Soufflé.
I’m still stuck at the difference between fishing and just sitting down.
I think there’s a real difference
I’m still stuck at the difference between fishing and just sitting down.
About £3k Worth of kit to cart about and sit next to.
Do people on here actually ride mountain bikes, I thought it was something that we only typed about.
I need to go shopping.
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About £3k Worth of kit to cart about and sit next to.
Is that a wind up?
Nah. He's just feeding you a line. Back on your perch.
Ahh, I knew there must be a catch
He's trying to Ruffel you
I’ve had what the OP describes, on here and out on the trail, despite living in the north. I assume it’s because the person has low self esteem, has no social skills or has a tiny penis. Or a spectacular combination of all three.
The increasing Snobbery within mountain biking really grinds my gears though. Kit and bikes is one thing but I have heard and read many times that you can’t be called a mountain biker if you live down south as your not near mountains.
What winds me up is the snobbery about mountain biking snobbery. I'm sick of people looking down at me just because I look down at people without the right kit or bike. And don't get me started on a a rant about people getting angry on bike forums. And really don't get me started on a rant about people saying it should be bike fora.
So you're at the level of meta-snobbery. Well I'll raise that to meta-meta-snobbery - I'm a snob about not being a snob about being a snob about people who ride crap bikes.
So you’re at the level of meta-snobbery. Well I’ll raise that to meta-meta-snobbery – I’m a snob about not being a snob about being a snob about people who ride crap bikes.
I've got so much spare time on my hands at the moment I can't actually remember what I'm supposed too be getting angry and snobby about. I'm off out now to ride one of my crap bikes but wearing fancy kit. Tomorrow I'll do it the other way round.
I've always thought off road cycling is a much better description, should have stuck/started with that tbf
Exactly that ta11pau1 😂
Mint always has it covered!
There was a thread on here back in 2012 where a lot of people moaned about the Olympic MTB course because it wasn't anywhere near a mountain. I think they shut up once somebody tested the track and described exactly how hard it was to ride.
scotroutes
Living there, you’d be better with a gravel bike.
That's the irony. Living up here with mountains all around, and the most useful bike is a gravel bike.
Living there, you’d be better with a gravel bike.
There is not enough gravel there to be a proper "gravel biker"
kersey
There is not enough gravel there to be a proper “gravel biker”
However we RSFers find gravel bikes the most useful for riding up in the Northern Highlands, surrounded by mountains as we are. Fatbikes are also useful, as are MTBs and CX bikes, but if you want to stitch together a route, the so called gravel bike is often the most appropriate for the variety of surfaces.
For those who refer to MTB, I've got news... the T doesn't stand for Tain.
It's Multi Terrain Bikes, like the French VTT - Velo Tout Terrains.
It’s Multi Terrain Bikes
So a downhill specific bike isn't an MTB then?
Where bouts you based on Dartmoor?
One fellow non proper mtb'er to another 😛
I just like the idea that somewhere out there there is a "Binary" man mountain biker and a "binary" woman mountain biker.
Wonder what they would look like?...... LOL
Aren't we all "non-binary" unless you are some Swarzenegger wannabe or Paris Hilton lookalike?
Do I HAVE to call myself "non-binary" cuz i was born with a penis but like to wear pink socks?
"Non-binary!" LOL What does that even mean?
I'm 95% a mountain biker
BigJohn
For those who refer to MTB, I’ve got news… the T doesn’t stand for Tain.It’s Multi Terrain Bikes, like the French VTT – Velo Tout Terrains
I didn't know that was what the acronym was. Makes sense, Ta.
We’re all cyclists.
Binary "Mountain Biker"
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Well..... The nearest I could get was ASCII.
Sounds like the best kept secret for mountain biking in the UK is full of douchebags who the OP needs to stop listening to.
Exactly that ta11pau1 😂Mint always has it covered!
Damn- beat me to it! and-
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Well….. The nearest I could get was ASCII.
The forum needs a 108 105 107 101 button 😎
The 'Mountain' part of Mountain Bikes has always had to be taken with a pinch of salt.
It's a bit of nonsense really, there isn't a single, confirmed definition of a 'Mountain' for a start.
The name was probably a result of a marketing brain storming session.
For me 'Mountain Biking' = riding off road.
If I fancied being a dick and calling people "not proper mountain bikers" I'd probably say people who just have a flat-barred bike for riding cycle paths etc, but if they want to be Mountain Bikers who am I to say they're not.
I thought I got wound up by minor gripes at times but 'really'?? I can't say I have ever heard anyone say if you live 'darn sarf' you aint a proper biker...
I thought you were going to rant about the cost of bikes and kit... 'Mountain' biking for me at the minute is a local wood with around 20m vertical slope. Still mountain biking.
2/10.
I thought I got wound up by minor gripes at times but ‘really’?? I can’t say I have ever heard anyone say if you live ‘darn sarf’ you aint a proper biker…
However it appears that most Northern STWers think that there is no decent riding down South. Which is clearly rubbish.
I’ve also bikes through Scotland in incredible scenery on what we’re really pretty rubbish trails. So being in the mountains is no guarantee of good trails.
Agree with molgrips. I live here and some of the best riding is in the Borders, broad gentle Speyside / Cairngorm unsurfaced estate roads or forest trails in the less lumpy parts of Argyll. The more dramatic glens (Glencoe etc) are way too gnarly for a bike and quite often have one big trunk road through the middle, reducing riding options.
Mountain’ biking for me at the minute is a local wood with around 20m vertical slope.
Blimey, you mustn’t half G out at the bottom
Kinda bizarre post tbh , Brendan Fairclough , Ollie wilkins and co live in one of the flattest parts of the uk and it dosent seem to inhibit them. I on the other hand live 45 mins from the tweed valley 1 hr 45 from Dunkeld and 2 hours from fort william.
That said you might probably be faster than me down Innerleithen IXS trail .
It makes no difference to be honest , if you can ride a bike you can ride a bike.
The increasing Snobbery within mountain biking really grinds my gears though. Kit and bikes is one thing but I have heard and read many times that you can’t be called a mountain biker if you live down south as your not near mountains.
'You ok hon?'
