[Closed] "over biked" of the weekend

Maybe it's the only bike that the rider owns. Were they enjoying themselves? Does it matter in the slightest?

cynic-al - Member
Patriot on Leith Hill.

What's yours?

Saw some big bikes when I was up there the other week. Assumed there must be some locals only cheeky DH trails.

Fair play to them for lugging the thing up there

My bike's still got lights on it while the sun's shining outside.

sometimes the gnarr is all on the [i]inside[/i]

i bet he was faster than you 😆

5" full susser round Rutland water.

Check me the **** out.!

I wish I had a bike for all occasions too!

As already said, maybe it's his only bike.

3'' tyred fatbike........to cruise the gnarr streets of embra..... 😀

oooyah - ton ! 😉

Seems reasonable to me. Where there's a hill there's a downhill. You don't need a rocky trail to enjoy a Patriot.

lets all laugh and point because we are so vastly superior

monkfish, put yer knickers on and go and get me a cup of tea !

- it's al, not the real world

I ride a meta 6 along the canal towpath. It rolls so much faster over children and dogs.

Children have no business being near the canal anyway.

and dogs.

And dont get me started on dogs........ 👿

children and dogs

BMX in East Lothian 😉

Full on DH's, including Full Face helmets round Sherwood Pines. With no attempt at the 'wall of death' on the optimistically titled Down Hill bit. Then again I don't 'need' my 4"er round there..horses for relatively flat courses goes out the window when you've only got one pony.

I was slightly overbiked for this last weekend with 140mm of squidge both ends but it's my only bike so apologies to those it offends!

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lol at this! Surely you don't actually care!?!

Cynic-al, seen here in his newly appointed role as "bike fashion" police.

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Hold on...isn't the OP poking fun at himself in this? The patriot in question being ridden by he, himself, on Leith Hill?

timmys - did you ride over your telly when Eastenders was on?

EDIT - that's how I read it Roadie-in-denial

(few yr ago, I did the south downs way on a bullit with super tacky high rollers 🙄 )

Leith Hill is overbikeville.

Heh, hooked a few uh?

I was walking. This place has to be the epicentre or shiney bikes?

And ton I spent much of last weekend at over 3000 feet in the Cairngorms. And the tyres are 4"

*swoon*

I'm permanently overbiked. 😳

😎

I'm never knowingly overbiked- just under exercised

My only bike is a Chameleon, most of the time the forks are locked out and it's got skinny commuting tyres on it.

Poor thing is probably dead embarrassed to be owned by me!

There are a few spots that might justify a big bike on pitch.
How about the 5ft drops on to the flat road?

I think if you consistently did those on a 5inch trail bike it would break. Well at least that's how I broke mine 😳

How about the 5ft drops on to the flat road?

I think if you consistently did those on a 5inch trail bike it would break. Well at least that's how I broke mine

I broke my 5inch trail bike by "ghostying" it into cars in a supermarket car park. Much more satisfying than riding off 5ft drops to flat.

I was at Leith Hill on my Patriot last weekend. I'll be on it there again tomorrow with Nirvana Cycles on their freeride ride.

(Mr MC posting)

Alpine 160 with uppydowny sestpost, flatties, bashring and 8" rotors. 40 mile xc ride in the chilterns last weekend. Because it can. Off to verbier, chamonix and sierra nevada later in the year. Because it can.

Was thinking of getting a sticker made up for the top tube, but can't decide between "ego chariot", "skill compensator" and "never knowingly underbiked"....

I used to ride a Patriot as a trail/xc machine on account of me breaking sub5s JRA.

I now ride a 5spot with more fork travel and only a little less rear travel.

Am I a trail infidel?

Nope, a porker.

Love how some will use any thread to brag about their bike...most bikes can do most rides FGS!

Patriot on Leith Hill.

Oh what out as if dressed for a royal wedding party...

can't decide between "ego chariot", "skill compensator" and "never knowingly underbiked"

And the tyres are 4"

No they're 3.8" 🙄

Love how some will use any thread to brag about their bike...

you asked about over biked so surely youre asking for a reference point? My Alpine would be more likely to be criticised (by those that feel the need to) for being over biked than a shorter travel or lighter bike with less typically DH-oriented kit. Not intended as a brag there are loads of bikes on here I covet.

most bikes can do most rides FGS!

pretty sure thats the point I was making. I rode with people on singlespeed rigid 29ers, we all enjoyed riding our bikes and I dont remember any of us judging or criticising the others for their choices. I'm always fascinated with how a minority interest that joins people with a common bond can fragment into sub-niches and devisive cliques rather than be celebrated. A part of human nature to be insecure and feel the need to judge or assert ourselves against others? I also ride an Yamaha R1 (sorry is that bragging again) but I "get" the laid back appeal of cruisers, and think anyone who will spend the sort of money a Honda Goldwing costs on a largely impractical 2-wheeler is cool.

sometimes the gnarr is all on the inside

I'm going to have a mug made up with this printed on it 🙂

120mm fork on my inbred for the commute today.
way too much travel.
KNARLY.

monkfish, put yer knickers on and go and get me a cup of tea !

😆

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