Mountain Biking
dunkman
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its my new obsession again... i used to race years back, now i do it for fun.
bought a new bike and have been cycling like a maniac for the last 3 weeks
http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/forestry/achs-5rnfl6
did the Phoneix Trail on that above website
rad!
bought a new bike and have been cycling like a maniac for the last 3 weeks
http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/forestry/achs-5rnfl6
did the Phoneix Trail on that above website
rad!
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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totally agree with the spandex thing
actually some MB'ers are a wee bit like Golfers in that respect... they dont like people turning up to cycle if they are wearing jeans or combats on or something... i love pedalling past those 40-somethings who have spent a holy fortune on all the gear... they look down on some of the kids who just go along for the whole experience of it... dicks
I remember getting to the top of this forest hill once and just sitting there and soaking in the view... it made the climb so worth it.
I can't figure out why I am so bad at mountain biking. One thing, I think I am too cautious so I go too slow, which means I fall over a lot. I am a runner at heart and I am always afraid of getting injured. I was going to work on my mountain biking skills over the winter, but we had such bad (wet) weather it kept everyone off of the trails.
The trails there look nice. For some reason, I wouldn't have thought of Scotland as a place for mountain bikers.
man, i think road cycling is much more dangerous!!!
we have some excellent trails and forest courses here in the South of Scotland... dunno about way up north as I reckon that might be too mountainous or just too far away. but the 7stanes trails around me are bringing in a lot of tourism... highly regarded trails.
where are you then?
I agree that road biking is probably more life threatening because drivers hate us and want to kill us!! However, as far as quantity of injury I am more likely to get hurt on a mountain bike, but not enough to kill me or maim me - just keep me from running for a while.
I live in Metropolis, Illinois which is extreme Southern Illinois on the Kentucky border. As for mountain biking, hiking, trail running we have Shawnee National Forest in So. Illinois which covers several counties, and we also have Land Between the Lakes (LBL) in Western Kentucky. No mountains, but lots of bluffs and hills, rocks and roots, creeks and ditches. I can't ride a rock garden, and I am terrible at switchbacks. I'm scared to go fast down the steep hills and too little muscle power to speed up the hills. Sounds bad, doesn't it?
:eek: You dark horse!!! I didn't know you used to ride!!!
'ere, thats made me day that 'as
I wants my bike back now, I haven't been for a good old off road trek/death mission for ages :(
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
i have taken my road bike and converted it into a cyclocross. now i can ride all surfaces.
next spring...we (some on this pit, maybe) are going to cycle across yellowstone during a time when no cars are allowed, just bikes. you should look into it, it will be an experience in cold.
There are some people in my bike club who now only mountain bike on single speed rigid bikes!! Almost all of the mountain bike races now offer a single speed division. I could never do it. I started this sport too late in life I think.
I ride trail bikes -- geared and single. I have a road bike as well. In August I plan on doing a solo trail ride with a BOB trailer from my house in w. michigan all the way to the UP (Mackinaw Bridge).
My dream is to some day ride the continental divide from Canada to Mexico! In '94 I rode solo from Seattle to Michigan -- A mental enema indeed.
http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/index.htm
The Salt Lake index is all within about 10 minutes from most homes. The Moab section was for the weekend trips. You should stop there if you make your great American adventure.
Me too, I haven't rode in about 6 years. :(
I don't do it as much as I'd like, but it's tons of fun!
http://www.konabikes.co.uk/2008/fire-mountain/fire-mountain.php
no way could i cycle on a single speed bike.. it'd kill me!!!
Hey Sian... i used to be very very into it.... bought a Claud Butler about 10 years ago for £650.. which back then was a shitload (still is for a scotsman!!
anyway, used to do a bit of racing but i enjoy the actual experience of it more than the blink and you'll miss it of racing...
The US has way too much bloody good country for one nation to own
So is Utah the 'main' place to go MBing? I had read Colorado was pretty much one of the top areas.
I'll be in Virginia next year... anything there?
I live in Arizona and I have to say Northern Arizona, and the Sedona area may be the best I have been.
I'd really like to get a new bike. I have a 2004 Specialized Rockhopper. Great bike, but I think I'd like something a little more aggressive.
What sort of trail is it? How many miles?
Wow.... Seattle -> Michigan. My attention span is too short for that. I bet you were in awesome shape though. Did you have support or were you self-supported?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqSs4Cm_DzE
The corner where colorado, utah, & arizona meet is pretty much the mecca.
my horsie: 2007 Trek Fuel EX 6
I know what ur thinking when you see that photo of me on my bike. You're thinking that the seat is too low -that I'm almost in a crouching position.
My lower back is supremely fucked up from a disc herniation, and I have to keep it as upright as possible. If the seat were at an optimal height for leg extension, I'd be leaning too far forward for comfort. But, thanks for noticing.
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
I'm going on holiday in July to Devon and I want to take my bike, only thing is, if I do take it, no one will see me for days
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
It is the real escape. There is nothing like losing yourself with your bike and a few friends and a bit of green.
I was going to say something but I guess that makes sense.
I don't even notice it anymore.
Once i was riding past three other mtb'rs and one of them went, "Heh, heh, I got my seat dropped right now for some downhilling, heh, heh." His friends went, "heh, heh."
None of their seats were fixed at a low position, so I guess they were making fun of me.
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
Hahahaha, they got you good!
Shitting hell!! Bits of that track look scary as fook, like that really narrow wooden track bit that turns into an even smaller log like thing to cross over :eek:
I keep thinking i would like to try some proper trails instead of just riding through the little bit of forest in my local park, but after checking that site out i reckon i would be too scared now!
I have an old Diamond Back Vectra SE and every year i spend about £50 buying new parts for it as i have a phase of loving going out on it, but then it gets stuck back in the garage for ten months and becomes a novelty shaped spiders web!
Im thinking of getting a new one but have zero knowledge of what to get/how much i should spend etc... all i can go off is the weight and the colour to decide if i like em
I haven't figured out my exact route just yet so I'm not quite sure on miles...it will start on a bike path that is paved (White Pine Trail) and then turns to dirt. I will hook up to sections of the North Country Trail (sections where bikes are permitted) and then make my way NE on parts of two-laned roads.
I know what you mean by attention span, but after two days my mind settled in and it was great! No support -- just what I could carry on the bike. Credit card bailed me out only three nights when I absolutely needed a hotel room -- the rest was camping. 28 days total, and yeah, awesome shape. I had an appetite like a trash compactor yet no body fat to show for my indulgences.
And here i was thinking i had just done an awesome ride after coming back from my 22.4 miles!!!!! Its the furthest ive ever rode and was proud of myself until reading about your 28 day trip!
That was so exhilerating though, its defo gonna be my new hobby
He raced a couple of times about 15 years ago or so...wasn't really his thing. Just likes to have fun fun fun! Went to a place called Sun Peaks, BC last weekend where he had a blast with a few of his friends at the new mountain bike park there...His dream is to ride MOAB before he gets old...alas, he is one of these "40-somethings" now so he hopes to do it soon. Actually, he's been mountain biking since 1988, when mountaining biking was almost unknown and buying an actual mountain bike was rather difficult...
I did a little bit of riding myself, but was sooooo uncooridinated. It was a shame, because I used to ride my 10-speed through the woods and "off road" when I was a teenager. Just wasn't able to do the same on a mountain bike. I currently have a Rocky Mountain Hammer, but I've ridden it maybe three times in ten years...