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Just been watching a certain video with a Santa Cruz rider was who has said we now have a name for the kinda riding we do that involves light work on the climbs to have fun on the descents! We now call this "Enduro" 😆
Unbe******leavable! I guess this can only be done on a 650b aswell! 😆
I've been riding bikes for over 30 year and never once tried making climbing hard work! It has always been about the downhills for me too, and I was more than happy just calling it mountain biking! Why do all these little student rich kid gimps think they can come into our sport and re-label it as if we've never ridden like them before, man, it was a lot harder riding "enduro" back in the day when I rode my rigid saracen hardtrack about but we rode or some of us rode just as hard and technical back then, why do they think they've invented it!
Riding bikes for 30+ years? How so when you are 15 years old max? Or is that just your obnoxious internet persona?
I've been riding bikes for over 30 year and never once tried making climbing hard work!
I'd like to have your babies.
it was a lot harder riding "enduro" back in the day when I rode my rigid saracen hardtrack
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I know you're just trolling, but it's still great to watch.
I only read the first sentence,and that was hard going.
So in conclusion, something that didn't used to have a handy name to make it easy to describe now does. And that's somehow bad?
TBH pussy, you sound like a bit of a roadie to me.
Wassap fools, ahm back and ahm still faster than you.
Pissywillowz bik iz sarcin 😀
Aaarh Jim lass, when I were a lad in the 60s, we rode the same trails that we ride now on mtbs on dropbar bikes with 52/48 front chainrings and the rear 13/21, and our widest tyre was 38mm.
The older generation called us softies and rode them on their fixies with skinny tubs - usually puffing on a fag hanging out of the sides of their mouth. Hate to think what they'd call us now... 🙂
Jethro Tull
One of their more memorable songs for me.
Or 'gnome music' as someone I once knew remarked. Although I do recall them being fun and entertaining live, so long as I didn't take them too seriously.
So I cant help but think of them when I see your username and read your contributions 😀
I hate new people! I hate new things! I love the number 26" for no particular reason and refuse to even contemplate using a different wheel size!
Above all else, I hate it when people have fun!
They're all bastards!!! Everyone, everywhere... bloody riding bikes, having fun, generally just being alive..
BASTARDS!!!
..and I was more than happy just calling it mountain biking!
My email is in my profile and for a small sum (£29) i'll will allow you to [i]still[/i] call it mountain biking!
You do have a point though, we are all getting old.
I can remember when this was all fields 😐
OP
We had this similar customer in the shop a few weeks back
I pointed out some key facts in Enduro compared to other formats of mountain biking thus realisation kicked in for this said customer
And one week later he walked out with a purchase of a 29er
Enduro is the future of this sport and most certainly is a new style of riding !! With both new larger wheel sizes complementing it more so!
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bikeind - Member
OPWe had this similar customer in the shop a few weeks backI pointed out some key facts in Enduro compared to other formats of mountain biking thus realisation kicked in for this said customer
What were the key facts you pointed out and what is your shop called?
This is classic pussywillow. Feed him after midnight if you want some fun!
bikeind is a sockpuppet of pure genius... 😆
I'm going to change my name to 'mingesycamore - Member' in your honour.
bikeind - Member
OP
We had this similar customer in the shop a few weeks backI pointed out some key facts in Enduro compared to other formats of mountain biking thus realisation kicked in for this said customer
And one week later he walked out with a purchase of a 29er
Enduro is the future of this sport and most certainly is a new style of riding !! With both new larger wheel sizes complementing it more so!
POSTED 1 HOUR AGO # REPORT-POST
Hahaha typical bike shop owner! It's all a load of marketing drivel, keep feeding the serps!! 😆
Pussywillow reminds me of one of those fat northern downhillers you used to see at Morzine, balding head burned bright red, one of those orange and camo Endura tops, 3/4 camo humvees in size "ginormous" both of which could probaly walk about on their own, pre 2005 rode an orange, post 2005 a Santa Cruz....natch.
[b]What were the key facts you pointed out[/b] and what is your shop called?
Also interested in that.
Bullet points would be ok 😉
I'm looking forward to the realisation kicking in.
pussy - have you ever had your blood pressure measured ?
nickc - Member
Pussywillow reminds me of one of those fat northern downhillers you used to see at Morzine, balding head burned bright red, one of those orange and camo Endura tops, 3/4 camo humvees in size "ginormous" both of which could probaly walk about on their own, pre 2005 rode an orange, post 2005 a Santa Cruz....natch.
POSTED 26 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
Yeah, northern boys are a lot faster than you southern shandy drinking softies though! 😆
Pussy windows can't be Northern; he whines far too much.
crikey - Member
Pussy windows can't be Northern; he whines far too much.
Another sheep following the rest! 😆
Oooh chase me!
...Obviously not uphill because you wouldn't keep up, chubby...
😆
Aye ups the ole shep is here! Haha...is that what your other alter ego was called loco? 😆
OP is right of course, we should immedietly rename the race format enduro to simply "mountain biking". We'll obviously have to do the same thing with XC, DH, 4X, DJ and trials - in respect of those who have done similar things on a pushbike without calling them by those specific names in the past.
Pussy willy, are you single?
crikey - Member
Pussy willy, are you single?
No, I am up to the tatos as we speak kid! 😉
blimey - steady hand, I'll give you thatas we speak
crikey - stop flirting !
svalgis - Member
OP is right of course, we should immedietly rename the race format enduro to simply "mountain biking" We'll obviously have to do the same thing with XC, DH, 4X, DJ and trials - in respect of those who have done similar things on a pushbike without calling them by those specific names in the past.POSTED 5 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
The thing is svalgis, there is no other discipline in mountain biking to be made up, but this is all marketing ploy to get u to go out and buy the latest "enduro" helmet, "enduro" bike, "enduro" gloves, u get my drift? I mean, come on, what was "all mountain" supposed to be 5 year ago? That soon dissapeared... Instead of agreeing with all the other sheep on here, try being yer own man and say what u think! 💡 😀
Bike companies need another category to flog another bike
Me personally have called it Trial riding for many of years.
Just call this category Bull shite
Who cares, it's all riding. Puts a smile on your face and keeps you healthy.
Chill out people!
Im still waiting for him to regale us with tales of his summer in france
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The best thing to do loco! 😉
The thing is svalgis, there is no other discipline in mountain biking to be made up, but this is all marketing ploy to get u to go out and buy the latest "enduro" helmet, "enduro" bike, "enduro" gloves, u get my drift? I mean, come on, what was "all mountain" supposed to be 5 year ago? That soon dissapeared... Instead of agreeing with all the other sheep on here, try being yer own man and say what u think
You are aware that enduro is a proper race format, yes? Of course it's going to be milked because it's "new" (I know it isn't actually), but so what? It'll pass.
Keep calling it mountain biking if you want, but surely you'll agree that it would be quite confusing if there weren't different names for different disciplines in racing?
I do value your unique opinion though, I've never read "enduro" and "marketing" in the same sentence before. In fact, I've never read anything "new" being disregarded as "marketing BS" on Singletrack ever before. You wonderful snowflake you. 🙂