biggest load of old tosh youve heard about mtbing?

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.

Mayhem / SITS / Bonty 24 …. any 24hr event will be fun (& dry) this year.

Thay're not fun, but it's great when you've finished them & slump into a dreamless stupor!

(made harder if you don't ride Ti of course!)

All Marin riders wear sandals and have beards.

No wait, they do.

SS = beards (surely).

SS = beards (surely).

Nope. SS = handlebar moustaches! This is 2010 you know..

You cant ride in the peak district without suspension.

"All Mountain Bike" What a stupid title.You can ride any bike all over a mountain.

People who get all upset about names for things.

Funny, there's a lot of stuff here I think is true.

Serious Q jedi, I can hop/wheelie to certain standard but if I switch to rigid forks, same bike, same geom how come I can't lift the front end half as well?

edit, you're going to tell me I'm doing it wrong aren't you? damn.

'People who ONLY ride trail centres sure they are fun but surely
you want t see somewhere remote and proper countryside?'

Disagree. I go hiking to properly see the countryside.

I'd rather ride something challenging with nice flowing jumps and berms.

People who misunderstand the term "all-mountain": It is a term to describe a style of riding that incorporates jumps, drop-offs, DHing, north shore obstacles etc, as well as riding to the top – all within the same ride, but is generally geared more towards the gravity aspect of riding bikes.

I don't usually like such categorisations, but I actually think it is quite a useful term to describe what a bike is designed to do.

It is, however, probably more appropriate to places like Canada where the trails are designed to incorporate the above features: Check out Kill me Thrill me or Daminal, just outside of Whistler, for the very definition of "all-mountain".

Serious Q jedi, I can hop/wheelie to certain standard but if I switch to rigid forks, same bike, same geom how come I can't lift the front end half as well?

Well I am not jedi clearly but I am the opposite I find it easier and higher with rigid/locked out and not clipped in as I learnt from BMX days. Perhaps because you are used to compressing first and I am not. If you push down on your front forks the rebound will not actually get the wheel in the air. perhaps I should bounce more with suspension? Awaits the input of riding god

People who ONLY ride trail centres sure they are fun but surely you want t see somewhere remote and proper countryside?

Actually I am much more interested in the riding than the scenery. That's not to say that I won't occasionally remember to look up and see the pretty views, but I'm not inclined to head out somewhere remote unless the trails are going to be fun. Generally I find that trail centres provide a lot of enjoyable singletrack and even at a trail centre there's the occasional break in the pine trees where a nice view can be seen. 🙂

The biggest load of tosh? Any opinion that's based on a personal preference but has been expanded so that it must apply to all. E.g.

"People who ride at trail centres aren't proper mountain bikers."
"All Shimano/SRAM/Fox/Rock Shox kit is terrible and should never be used."
"Singlespeeding is stupid and anyone who does it is stupid too."
Etc.

I love nature first. Riding close second. Just love being out there 😀

Don't have time to read all this, could someone do a three word summary for me?

Don't have time to read all this, could someone do a three word summary for me?

"Everyone speaks tosh"?

It's all good

if you buy anything and in the sentance describing it you mention the dirty word "halfords" you are an idiot who cant ride to save his life and has just been completely ripped off.
in short, drop mtbing and find another hobby, you are nothing but a clueless fool!

Trail naming

and yes i do have a boardman!
(closes curtains and hangs head in shame, as ive been told to do) 😀

I love those types who have obviously spent hours on cross-trainers, road bikes and practice in private – then try and show you up to prove they are a better rider than you. They can ride to the top of the climb and then look down on you.

Funnily the joy of mountain biking is about just getting out there and enjoying yourself.

trail naming + 1

quote]Actually I am much more interested in the riding than the scenery[/quote]
Get a turbo trainer then 😉
Surely part of it is to get somehwere away from built up areas towns – see these pics and tell me you are not inspired?
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I am not anti trail centres I do ride them but less often than natural stuff and this should tell you why

is Jaun and the rest of the riders on here really at a standard where they think it is easy?

Typical insecure types who claim something is easy, so that you then look inferior to them, and they can feel smug without appearing deliberately arrogant…

Surely part of it is to get somehwere away from built up areas towns – see these pics and tell me you are not inspired?
freeridenick does the lakes[

+1. I was and am. Amazing. Made me want to kick over my desk and set off.

– 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.

Dude. You have surpassed yourself. This is truly superb tosh. Take a bow. 😀

Glad I put a smile on a few peoples faces – certainly made me smile. Keep it to yourself :wink:…. but we even rode the red trail at Whinlatter one afternoon after the morning on Helvellyn – Nice to actually ride up a hill rather than shoulder your bike