🧵 /MTB/ Mountain biking general
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:34:40 UTC No. 139250
We are all injured and we cant ride or we can't ride because reasons /MTB/ edition
How did you discover/get into /MTB/?
FAQ on MTB that nobody reads anyway:
>MTB KINO to know what MTB is
https://youtu.be/YHf-KajC53I
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=apaTl
https://youtube.com/watch?v=144CfUH
https://youtube.com/watch?v=D_yDb-i
https://youtu.be/HABwjqZmQVc
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xrRANw7
https://youtu.be/Ana6az4zGvo
https://youtu.be/yXGzUdkh6P0
https://youtu.be/qLf8vDzcTfU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvpHK
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bicyn
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KRnaq
>classic MTB Kino of the highest order
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/Silviafilm
For me it the videos of matty miles
https://m.pinkbike.com/video/372039
https://m.pinkbike.com/video/496776
https://youtube.com/watch?v=efYZGWk
https://m.pinkbike.com/video/196174
https://m.pinkbike.com/video/229191
> What good bike can I get for under $500?
a stolen bike. Possibly a newer used entry level hardtail but don't expect it to survive rock gardens, jumps, or drops. Or an older mtb which won't be as good as newer ones and will still have a front derailleur, but it'll be good enough.
> What good bike can I get for under $1000
Used hardtail
> What good bike can I get for under $2000?
New Hardtail
> What good bike can I get for under $3000?
Used full suspension
> What are the excellent value brands?
Marin, Commencal, Canyon, Polygon, YT, Propain, Kona, and many more. Sometimes the expensive brands have an excellent value bike
> What are the differences between an XC, Trail, Enduro, and Downhill bikes?
XC bikes are for going up fast, go down not as fast. Trail are bikes are for going up and down. Enduro bikes are for going down fast, and slower up. Downhill bikes are for going down really fast, needs a ski lift, truck, or the rider pushing it to go up.
Link to previous thread:
>>136163
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:38:58 UTC No. 139251
>>139250
>How did you discover/get into /MTB/?
Me, it was watching Redbull Erzbergrodeo vids on YT when I was 11. I got a recommended for https://youtube.com/watch?v=w4TMSI2
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:09:51 UTC No. 139253
>>139250
>How did you discover/get into /MTB/?
I got tired of riding a shitty walmart shitbike around. My dad got me a hybrid bike as a college graduation present and despite being a low end bike, it was made out of aluminum and had a deore drivetrain so it was miles ahead of chinesium shitbikes. After road and gravel riding for a months, I finally landed a job, used that money to get a real mountain bike(2019 Marin Pine Mountain) so I could take things to the next level and this thing was a highly capable missile compared to the walmart shitbikes I've ridden before and I could ride it in gnarlier terrain. Fast forward a few more months, I make more money, buy a Canyon Spectral Al5 and now I'm really into trail riding and I get so addicted to hitting the chunk you'd think I was an architect. Skip forward a year or two, or maybe to now, now I have 4 other bikes and I spent around $30k on them.
When cowards tell me "I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A MOTORCYCLE FOR THE PRICE OF ONE OF YOUR BIKES" I remind them that not only are they too cowardly to ride a motorcycle or buy one without first getting permission from the wife, I show them a picture of my motorcycle(Ducati Monster 821) and tell them the bicycles are a lot more fun. The motorcycle is just so I can ride when my legs are tired and scout new areas to go cycling
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:21:22 UTC No. 139256
> How did you discover/get into /MTB/?
Used to ride dirt bikes with my dad, then one day be brought home a top of the line 07/08ish Giant Trance and Reign. We started doing that instead of dirt bikes since there was a mountain with trails the next suburb over.
Thoughts on the new Merida One-Fortys? I am thinking of getting one and running it as a short travel enduro mullet bike.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:01:18 UTC No. 139265
>>139169
>We don't need photos, just a parts list
That is one thing I'm too lazy to do
>You cannot have your cake and eat it too champ.
Buying 3 AXS posts does not make one rich
>Then use the money you save to stop compaining/buy somewhere that isn't call Bumfuque Nowhere
Bumfuck nowhere is on purpose. I hate being around other people. You gonna buy 150 acres near a city? Tell me when you win the lottery
>That is you being purely lazy. Tell me, what is the issue of having another cable? There is no issue unless you are too lazy to set it up.
Bruh if I've gone through the entire process of building a bike from scratch with my own choice of components, there is no way I'm too lazy to route a cable. This is just you insisting on something not true
>IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW! You cannot route a cable actuated dropper because you purchased a DH bike when you needed a long travel enduro bike. You fucking spud.
I can just drill a hole where the top and bottom tube mate near the headtube, fuck the warranty who cares. I modify my shit all the time
>Also, the sales staff never know when sales are happening. They literally get told a day or two before it happens
She could have at least said I don't know, not no
>I run a 170mm dropper on my all mountain/enduro bike. The seat still gets in the way on rough and steep terrain
Because its too long and doesn't drop far enough
>With your 100mm of drop you will either be getting now power while pedalling up the hill or the seat will be butt fucking you the entire way down
I already thought of this. This is a dropper overall length issue, not a length of travel issue. I'm willing to sacrifice 40mm of max seatpost height to have one that drops far enough down to not be in the way. Its a downhill bike, not gonna be doing much pedalling anyway. Like I said, smarter than you
>Why did you not post your build plan here first? We could have stopped you fucking up.
Because it was already started 5 months ago. I stick with my decisions
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:44:31 UTC No. 139291
>>139265
> That is one thing I'm too lazy to do
> Bruh if I've gone through the entire process of building a bike from scratch with my own choice of components, there is no way I'm too lazy to route a cable.
Yeah, you are too lazy to route a dropper cable, even if your bike take it.
> Buying 3 AXS posts does not make one rich
> I can buy 3 AXS posts if I wanted, on half of the profit from this month alone.
In Canada 3 AXS droppers cast $3600. Having at least $3600 in disposible income each month is dumb money. Like buying a high end bike every other month dumb.
> You gonna buy 150 acres near a city? Tell me when you win the lottery
I don't wannt shit on where/how people live, but what the fuck are you using 150 arcres for? Unless you are opearating a farm, the land is just unneded.
> She could have at least said I don't know, not no
Why? She answered you questions correctly. There were no sales.
> This is a dropper overall length issue, not a length of travel issue.
> I'm willing to sacrifice 40mm of max seatpost height to have one that drops far enough down to not be in the way.
> Its a downhill bike, not gonna be doing much pedalling anyway.
But isn't the whole purpose of your bike the ability to pedal up the hill? You are just going to have poor efficiency when pedalling up the hill and get sore legs before you even drop in. Why not just get a longer dropper so you can have a more efficient climbing position while still beable to get it out of the way when descending?
> Like I said, smarter than you
Really? This just comes off a insecure.
> Because it was already started 5 months ago. I stick with my decisions
We have been here for over a year champ, you could have come by any time.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:37:56 UTC No. 139326
Newbie here, got this on sale at my LBS and I've been having a blast, getting better and better each ride!
One thing I've noticed is that I've been braking by using the both the front and rear brakes at the same time. I know it's recommended to use the front for most of your braking, so I'm I developing a bad habit by using both?
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:24:59 UTC No. 139329
> make plan for solo MTB ride tomorrow
> friend says he just got a gravel bike and wants to go for a ride
well, I guess MTB can wait another week. Maybe some more downed trees will be removed by next week.
>>139326
You misunderstood, or who ever told you this misunderstood braking. You're doing it correctly and you're developing a good habit. It's not that you're supposed to do most of your braking with your front brakes, the majority of your braking force comes from the front brake because the front wheel gets driven into the ground due to physics and that causes your rear to lift and possibly throw you over the bars if you brake too hard in the front and don't counteract the lift by moving your weight back or easing on the front brake. Just don't go too hard on the front brake because you can go over the bars or understeer in a turn.
I don't want to make you develop a bad habit or make you start doubting yourself, but have the bike upright and going straight when you're going to do some hard braking with both brakes, and if you're in a turn, use your rear brake more than the front, or don't use the front at all until you're relatively upright and straight. It'll start making more sense the more you ride.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:27:38 UTC No. 139330
>>139326
front brakes = full stopping aka dont wanna move anymore
rear brakes = decrease speed to go around corners
both breaks = controlling overall speed + preparing for a full stop if you're going to fuck up
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:03:31 UTC No. 139333
>>139291
>Yeah, you are too lazy to route a dropper cable, even if your bike take it.
No. I like tinkering with things but I'm not going to rail off a parts list specifically for you
>In Canada 3 AXS droppers cast $3600. Having at least $3600 in disposible income each month is dumb money. Like buying a high end bike every other month dumb.
First of all, buying here and not on a sale is retarded. Second, I would only buy such an expensive post when our dollar is less shit, which means probably never.
>I don't wannt shit on where/how people live, but what the fuck are you using 150 arcres for? Unless you are opearating a farm, the land is just unneded.
Because I want to, faggot. I want to shoot rifles off, grind the piss out of whatever I'm fabricating, and have no one bitch about the noise. Also I might build the bike park because I'm bored.
>Why? She answered you questions correctly. There were no sales.
Upcoming sales, obviously, because black friday. Having no sales on black friday sounded like the dumbest thing I've ever heard, but whatever, I don't know how bike companies function.
>But isn't the whole purpose of your bike the ability to pedal up the hill?
Having the ability to doesn't mean its the best at doing it.
>You are just going to have poor efficiency when pedalling up the hill and get sore legs before you even drop in.
You think I joke when I say I want a workout?
>Why not just get a longer dropper so you can have a more efficient climbing position while still beable to get it out of the way when descending?
Because I've already measured this and it doesn't work
>Really? This just comes off a insecure.
I don't care
>We have been here for over a year champ, you could have come by any time.
I never intended to ask for advice and I'm not asking for it now,. You're just giving it unwarranted and unwanted. I'm still going through with my plan. You sound like my middle aged friends who think I care about what they regret
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:09:14 UTC No. 139363
how far can you push a hardtail anyway? can you go crazy on a few diamond-level stages with it?
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:52:32 UTC No. 139373
>>139363
That would be a question for your wheels, brakes, legs, and wrists.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:06:50 UTC No. 139422
>>139400
Who cares, just ride every day and do both. I know I do.
>>139363
I've ridden all of the double black tech and jump trails near me on a hardtail. A 170mm forked hardtail with a 64°hta on downhill wheels and tires with a rear insert. Rock gardens are just trickier, and you have much less rear traction. Braking performance is about the same. The key to going fast is to use clipless pedals and have good core/upper body strength and good bike technique. It's faster to jump over rough sections than it is to ride them
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:31:14 UTC No. 139446
>>139373
>>139422
so i did some research and i guess you need to set up your bike differently. makes sense. 170mm fork seems like a big one anon, won't that turn the bike into more of some weird mullety type? also, how do you know if your hard tail frame is able to fit a fork that long anyway? not physically fitting in, but more on whether it'll work perfectly during riding.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 03:44:57 UTC No. 139454
>>139446
you get a hardtail thats designed for it, like a Dartmoor Hornet, Marin El Roy, or Cromag Doctahawk
>wont that turn the bike into more of some weird mullety type
I haven't ridden a comparable spec non-aggressive hardtail so I can't really compare it to others, the front end is high but thats a good thing when riding steep trails.
>how do you know if your hardtail frame is able to fit a fork that long anyways
the company website says that you can ride a 180mm triple crown on the frame. I guess the only way to find out is to test it out. It rode fine. the real question is other than being broke (like I was) why would you be riding terrain that warrants a 170mm forked hardtail on said hardtail, when superior full-suspension enduro and freeride bikes exist.
>Pic related
and websitre is the frame I used. I was broke and wanted to ride downhill/enduro on the cheap after snapping two old FS frames, I got mine for around $250usd from bike24. I still have the frame in my garage after upgrading to my Banshee Rune FS frame
https://dartmoor-bikes.com/hardware
>from the site
"With 64˚ head tube angle, extra progressive geometry and super strong aluminum construction Hornet is a true King of the Hardtails. Looking to run fork with 180mm travel? Here you are! Triple crown fork? Why not! Drops, jumps, downhills and freeride is a walk in the park for the new Hornet. It is a Monster!"
This is probably the strongest hardtail on the market if that matters. The downside is that it has a shitty ride because its very very stiff, another reason for the tire inserts, it kills some of the vibration.
other options for hardtails
https://us.chromagbikes.com/collect
https://www.marinbikes.com/bikes/20
https://konaworld.com/honzo_esd.cfm
the one cool thing about a hardtail is that pretty much no matter what fork you put on it, they will still climb, and dirtjump just as well.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 03:46:04 UTC No. 139455
>>139454
part two
this pinkbike thread is also interesting
https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/list
Clipless pedals and a good tire insert are the starting points for riding downhill on a hardtail.
As many would imagine plowing through a rock garden on a hardtail is a great way to end up with your feet being bounced off of the pedals, clipless pedals keep the bike attached to your feet, you still get bounced around but your feet stay attached. The tire insert and preferably a downhill casing tire are to keep you from destroying your rear wheel after yo inevitably make atleast 1 bad line choice at speed. I say all of this but the #1 thing you need to ride a hardtail down difficult trails is skill, no amount front suspension can save you from nailing a rock with the rear wheel and getting flung over the bars.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:20:26 UTC No. 139473
Don't know if I want to get into this sport or not. Riding inna woods is fun, but the logistics of getting to the woods is not. Then it's buying the bike - which I'm not too sure if I would keep riding it after a while. However, the idea is fun, it's cool, and it was peaceful when I was just riding it. Did you anons ever take breaks between your MTB sessions?
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 17:28:23 UTC No. 139497
>>139473
I have multiple bikes and alternate between them. I never get bored of riding. When I'm too tired to ride from riding too hard the day before, I get on my motorcycle and get back to riding.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:43:31 UTC No. 139501
mountain biking is like dirt biking but for redditors
>>139497
post bike
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:41:49 UTC No. 139512
>>139497
based biking autist
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:18:54 UTC No. 139525
>>139501
Ducati Monster 821
EVIL Wreckoning V3
EVIL Following MB
3T Exploro Racemax
Norco Two50
I really need to get a photo of all my girls together someday
>>139512
My car is mainly for getting my bikes around. I put a luggage rack on my motorcycle so I can attach a bike rack to it so I can hit the twisties with the motorcycle, and then ride the trails on one of my other bikes, but sadly, the luggage rack isn't rated for carrying over 10kg/22lbs. It sure as fuck feels sturdy enough to carry a rack and any of my bikes, but I really don't want to risk destroying any of my bikes. I saw a guy haul the mangled remains of his road bike off the highway after it fell off his car's roof rack and I've never seen anyone look so heartbroken and defeated. I think the guy was crying too, I felt that, that's no way for a bike to die
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:21:25 UTC No. 139526
>>139525
the only way a bike should retire is when it gets used so much its frames break
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:09 UTC No. 139556
>>139460
kek what the fuck
somehow the handguards on the low spec ebike are the most offensive thing in that image
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:32:54 UTC No. 139558
>>139256
>Thoughts on the new Merida One-Fortys?
I'm not sure where you live, but if you can get Polygon there, I can recommend the T8 very highly. Bang for buck, it honestly doesn't come much better.
The stock brakes work fine, but I've just replaced mine with SLX because I prefer the harder bite.
Made a few obvious personal preference changes, pedals, grips, seat etc, but it's genuinely good.
https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/revi
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:18:13 UTC No. 139560
>>139558
I live in Aus, Polygon's are the poor man's first dually.
My current bike is carbon with top tier specs. If I get a One-Forty, it would be a 8k or 10k.
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:33 UTC No. 139561
if im not doing enduro/downhill yet, do i need a full face helm?
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:22:04 UTC No. 139563
>>139561
no just get a trail helmet, even the lighter weight fullface ones aren't great to pedal in
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:38:51 UTC No. 139574
>>139561
No, just wear your regular helmet, I ride Enduro and just wear a half shell that extends down the back of my head
I've also worn the half shell to the downhill park. (Because I forgot my fullface)
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:39:30 UTC No. 139575
>>139574
the only regular helmet i have is a $5 one i bought from a gas station 8 years ago
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:28:02 UTC No. 139588
>>139575
Buy a better one, get one with MIPS or some other protection technology bare minimum. Your brain is worth more than $5, even if you can only afford $5 just buy a new helmet as older ones do expire with age.
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:52:55 UTC No. 139598
>>139563
My IXS Trigger FF is great to pedal in but it's more of a trail full face than a downhill full face. I mostly wear it for the really chunky trails that I'm comfortable with because there is a higher chance I go OTB from riding harder.
I usually stick with my open face(was a Giro Fixture MIPS, now it's a POC Kortal Race w/ MIPS). Even though the Trigger FF feels like an open face, it's more work to eat and drink with it on.
I find gloves are very overlooked by riders. I have several of them for different conditions and types of riding, and every time I've had them on in a crash, the skin on my hands comes out unscathed even if I landed on them. They also keep the trees and bushes from taking the skin off my knuckles. I haven't ridden with my wrist protectors since my crash, but I think I'll put them on for the really gnarly trails, especially if I go to a lift service park this summer.
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:41:52 UTC No. 139603
>I'm so thankful that I trusted the experts at MIPS and got a helmet with their piece of plastic in it! The concussion I got from that crash on that green trail would've been 10x worse without it for sure. There's simply no way my scalp could have allowed for slippage between my skull and the EPS liner!
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:45:16 UTC No. 139621
>https://helmets.org/up2201.htm
>The wig broke the coupling between the head form and the helmet so completely that the anti-rotational feature had no effect on rotational acceleration or angular velocity in this series.
MIPSisters... Here I was, dutifully trusting The Experts™ at MIPS, and then these evil non-profit chuds just had to come around and defeat our extremely revolutionary piece of plastic with a wig. A FUCKING WIG. I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:31:12 UTC No. 139625
>>139621
Yeah but I like the thread my hair through all the little holes on my helmet
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:22:44 UTC No. 139632
>>139621
>defeat our extremely revolutionary piece of plastic with a wig.
Fuck, I can't afford a wig.
Will my regular hair work?
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:52:56 UTC No. 139634
>>139560
>Polygon's are the poor man's first dually.
I'll be going by the bike shop soon, will grab a pic of the next bike with similar components with its price tag. Pretty sure it'll be close to double the $3250 I paid for my T8.
Granted I just spent $500 on brakes, but it was hardly essential.
Fucksake, just turned really cold and started raining quite hard while I'm typing this - will still head out for a ride though I think. If not I'll get pic tomorrow.
More importantly, can you get Wakachangi beer and chips over there yet?
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:15:55 UTC No. 139637
>>139634
Polygons are cheap not because of their components, but because of their geometry and rear linkage design.
Also, price isn't an issue since I get pro-deals on bikes.
I can get Wakachangi beer. Tastes like the cheap beer you would get at the pub DESU.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:45:57 UTC No. 139639
>>139634
>the sky god wants to piss in Auckland's porridge again
Snackachangi salted crisps are hands down the best crisps in this country
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:11:37 UTC No. 139659
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IV
What do you guys think about the new SRAM Eagle drivetrains? The new features look really good but now I'm salty because the new frame I bought in the summer became obsolete and is incompatible with this new tech a month or two after I bought it since it doesn't use the SRAM UDH like the updated frame. It's very neat that it can shift a whole lot better under load, that'll come in handy for the times when I encounter an unexpected steep climb or forget one is coming up. I wonder if Shimano will get into it since usually it's SRAM that innovates, then Shimano follows and refines the tech.
I wonder how mtb drivetrains will look in 10 years. The current design is cheap, familiar, and works, but people have been engineering new drivetrains, such as gearboxes and split derailleurs, to get over the flaws of the current standard such as not being able to shift under load, durability, and performance.
I also woke up to an email from Strava stating they're "changing" the price to $80/year to "deliver a better experience" and these cocksuckers don't even mention new features or say how they're going to make the experience better. These corporate cocksuckers should just admit they have rising operating costs and inflation is making it worse. Honesty goes a long way.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:48:54 UTC No. 139677
>>139637
Explain in detail how the linkage works significantly differently to any other bike.
Use maths, I’m a part time rider, engineer by day.
I didn’t do any calculations before buying except looking at it, picturing it’s movement, and thinking that’ll work fine.
Later l learned it’s DW designed too.
Unrelated, Waka is better than Coopers, and shits on VB. It’s cheap here too, but as good as anything else, and the chips are the best.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:54:16 UTC No. 139679
>>139677
They use the linkage designs that don’t require royalty payment.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:58:19 UTC No. 139683
>>139677
Honestly if you think whakachangi beer or chips is anything other than cheap barbecue fodder you shouldn't be surprised people don't take your opinion on bikes seriously.
I think I'd rather drink cats piss.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:51:43 UTC No. 139689
>>139634
>>139637
>>139677
>>139683
>drinking cat piss that has alcohol
>not solely drinking liquor
Liquor chads are proven to ride faster and win races. Catpiss fags are IPA redditors who can't even see the top tube due to their beer belly.
Picrel makes me relaxed, focused and confident which turns me into a FAST downhill WEAPON of mass destruction. It also doubles social skills so you can talk with the trail qt.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:17:45 UTC No. 139691
>>139659
Looks like Shimano linkglide but with a deraillure available in it's individual pieces because now the deraillure is the weak point of the system. It's only competition for the type of shifting that it does is xt linkglide. But since Shimano will only sell linkglide with an hg freehubs bodys and very heavy steel cassettes. Sram remains unmatched. I'm just waiting for shimano to make linkglide available in a cassette that doesn't weigh a ton, with microspline so I don't have to buy another freehub body that will just get gouged out.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:37:52 UTC No. 139702
>>139691
A linkglide (steel) cassette that doesn’t weigh a ton is sram X01 or XX1 eagle
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:19:45 UTC No. 139707
Is it possible to balance mtb with lifting and probably another new sport i want to try/keep as a hobby?
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:37:12 UTC No. 139712
>>139707
I hear lifting and road cycling kinda kill each others’ gains, but mtb is a lot more muscley and torso-focused so maybe it’d work well together
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:55:41 UTC No. 139716
>>139712
Fortunately that's just broscience, it's like saying a woman using weightlifting equipment will turn them into a tranny roider. Cardio is as important as building up strength, and you would be neither strong or used to cardio in general if you don't have enough rest/eat enough of the right food. if anything, mountain biking and doing crazy climbs would help strengthen your legs in general and help with cardio overall, letting you hold onto a locked position when you're doing leg specific exercises in general.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:57:55 UTC No. 139732
>>139707
Yes, you won't get especially faster uphill doing weight lifting unless you just don't have the muscle mass in your legs already, but you will definitely get faster downhill. Deadlifts and pushups are good. Also pushing a 36 lb bike up a multi thousand foot climb is also a good upper body workout. As well as long decents where your arms legs, and hands are burning on the way down.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:38:22 UTC No. 139741
>>139707
Yeah, Mountain biking is a whole body workout so having stronger arms, core, and back really help, you use a lot more than your legs. When I go to the bike park, I barely pedal and end up using my whole body to pump, I was shocked to discover that I was even more tired after riding without pedalling than I would be from from a big day on the MTB or gravel bike.
After other big riding days, it wouldn't be just my legs that were sore, it was also my arms, shoulders, and core.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:05:33 UTC No. 139764
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmx
ahhh shit, he snapped his chainstay doing something really easy. The Insurgent is the mullet/27.5 version of my wreckoning. The only difference as far as I can tell is the rear triangle. I've done similar moves on my Following MB(short travel trail bike) without snapping the frame so it seems like this was just a freak accident. I talked to a carbon fiber repair specialist and he told me that he loves EVIL because my bike's generation(pre 2019) paid his bills because of how often the headtubes would snap on them.
At least EVIL greatly improved their warranties and customer service since then. If you brake a frame before 2019, you'd be fucked. I'm still sticking with these bikes because they're ridiculously fun.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:36:12 UTC No. 139767
>>139261
IT'S MISTER LIZARD
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:40:03 UTC No. 139777
>>139768
it all really depends on the impact. Carbon flexes so it can bounce off a rock in a crash where aluminum is too stiff and would take damage. Not all carbons are the same either. All you have to do to test if carbon is broken is tap it with a coin and you can hear/feel if it's compromised. Carbon is also much more easily repaired than aluminum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NME
I've seen a lot of Canyon, YT, Specialized, etc. alloy frames breaking from normal use as well. I think the real problem here isn't whether one is weaker than the other, it's the QC behind them. Nobody posts about their frame not breaking on a ride, but they always post when their frame breaks and I've been seeing a lot more of this happening in the fb groups I'm in with people getting alloy and carbon frames damaged from the factory or breaking from normal use in the first few rides(looking at you Canyon). Often I see the brand fanboys pointing out the QC of other brands when someone comes in and complains about their frame breaking, that's how I find out about the failures of other frames.
Another problem is that when a bike comes with a pressfit bb which is supposed to be better and service free, it often ends up being worse and creaks a lot because the bb wasn't manufactured to the proper tolerances and the holes don't line up properly. Hambini roasted the shit out of Trek for this and I've seen a few manufacturers go from threaded, to pressfit, then back to threaded because of the bad reputation the poor QC has given pressfit.
I've crashed all my carbon frames, some of them harder than others, all of them on rocks, and none of them have damage to the carbon. I trust carbon but I don't have blind faith in it.
I'm staying away from cheap chink carbon shit, or cheap chink anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZH
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:51:29 UTC No. 139783
>>139777
poor cunt, i think i'll just stick with more boutique brands of bikes then, because i know if i get injured because of their shitty builds they're going under along with me
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:06:08 UTC No. 139786
>>139777
I have the impression of carbon being stiffer/stronger but brittle and Al being strong and ductile. And pointy impacts on brittle stuff isn't good.
I thought Al was easier to repair.
I was going to buy a used 2017 carbon capra instead of the 2020 range but ended with the range due to seeing cracked capras on PB. But when the time for a new bike comes, I'll get a carbon frame
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:55:40 UTC No. 139790
>>139783
Not sure if by "poor cunt" you're referring to the guy who broke his leg, or the guy in the photo whose Spectral broke, but I actually had a Canyon Spectral Al 5.0, same generation as those. I rode it hard through rock gardens, crashed really hard a few times, No breaks. No damage to the bike, not even to the paint. I got one of the good bikes. My point is that neither is inherently better than the other, but QC and customer service are what matters and chinkshit bikes have neither. Unless you're looking at a Viathon or WINSPACE, if a carbon product's price looks too good to be true, it's because it is. I've seen people justify buying the much cheaper unbranded bikes made in the same factories as Giants, Treks, etc. by saying they're not paying for the brand like the rest of us chumps, but those bikes have no QC, warranty, and could very well be rejected bikes that didn't make it through QC.
>>139786
It really depends on the impact. The problem with fixing an aluminum frame is that the heat from the welding affects the temper of the alloy so the whole frame needs to be heat treated to get it back to the strength it's supposed to be, which isn't cheap. With carbon fiber, it's just wrapping the break with more carbon and all the expoxies, letting it cure, then sanding it down so it looks good again. Neither frames last ever and they will fatigue, but just last summer I was climbing up a steep road and one of the guys who passed me was on a first generation Trek cf road frame and that guy never stopped riding that bike and it's still going strong.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:01:27 UTC No. 139799
>>139250
>we are all injured
You should train Judo and learn ukemi, which they’ll teach you on your first night. It’ll benefit your life far more than just riding a bike, and will still help you if you choose to ride.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:26:32 UTC No. 139806
>>139689
No. Just know, If you want to be fast you don't drink at all before riding. Not even one or two the night before. Even if you think you aren't hung over, your brain is slower, you can't react as fast and it slows you down without even realizing it.
Don't drink and ride. If you want to get top tens in enduros (enduros with 600+ riders, not local enduros with 20 riders) you pretty much have to give up drinking for the season.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:35:04 UTC No. 139833
>>139790
You know you can glue carbon sheets to aluminum tubes as well.
Long term effects of galvanic corrosion are overwhelmed by the fact that it’s a repaired bicycle frame and you’re lucky to be still riding it
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:37:17 UTC No. 139834
>>139806
This is not true and I know because I’m not a fucking drunk piece of shit who has to create “professional” excuses in order to stop drinking for 90 whole days, and yet I have drank before a long ride before. The problem isn’t the alcohol, the problem is your lack of self-control
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:28:08 UTC No. 139853
>>139834
Idiot.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:47:21 UTC No. 139855
>>139691
The purpose of linkglide is to be a hard wearing and cheap to replace ebike drivetrain. If you want a premium lightweight drivetrain get hyperglide2.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:09:06 UTC No. 139874
>>139834
>I don't have a problem
>I can stop anytime; I just don't want to right now
>I take breaks
>I'm in control of my drinking/consumption
>*anger
Some excuses alcoholics/druggies tell themselves. Get some help when you're ready to stop lying to yourself.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:41:38 UTC No. 139879
>>139850
You could but it’s a waste of time, just train Judo. Riding a bike is for children and lifting weights is for retards. Real men lift people and do Judo.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:00:58 UTC No. 139922
>go out riding with a group in afternoon
>only had a bacon/eggs breakfast
>they do several laps on a mountain 100m climbs each and these fucks climb really fast
>i'm kill
>end of ride requires me to ride 46min back to apt
>close to fainting due to being weak and exhausted
>buy 2 cans of coke and 1 bar of twix
>ride home without issue
Thanks coke
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:49:34 UTC No. 139932
>>139922
Just gotta porridgemaxx in the morning
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:04:53 UTC No. 139948
mtb is for fatsos to cope and think they can eat 16k calories because they pedalled a baby fs bike that does 90% of the work for 10 minutes
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:29:11 UTC No. 139952
>>139932
On wednesday I made goulash. So i'm eating big plate of that and mashed potatoed along with 2 glasses of milk(whole). Will buy oats tomorrow but what other grains do you use?
>>139946
Gotta get fit to not die halfway through the race like in 2021
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:00:26 UTC No. 139954
>>139764
heh, so to follow up on this. A few of the people in the EVIL owners group I'm in on facebook are having a meltdown. A lot of people are making polls to see who has had a broken frame. At least the admin isn't having a meltdown. In the Canyon Aeroad/Endurace/Ultimate owners group, the admin would get upset if people talked about damaged frames and he had a complete meltdown when the Aeroad was released with a critical seatpost flaw and Canyon told people not to ride their bikes at all until they had a solution.
Frames break, it happens no matter what they're made out of. Some people buy Alfa Romeos and they end up being bulletproof and refusing to die, other people buy Toyotas and they have problems as soon as they leave lot. Just make sure you buy from a company that has excellent customer service so if the worst happens, they stand by their product and help you out.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:12:11 UTC No. 139955
>>139948
Maybe trail riders. Downhillers and bike park enthusiasts are all dyel
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:22:11 UTC No. 139957
>>139955
Now that you mention it, I've never seen a fat guy at the bike park but I see dudes with guts doing big pedalling days all the time. You would think that the fat guy would be at the park where he doesn't have to pedal but he's always on the trails cranking out 1500W for 2 miles to get his fat ass up to a trailhead.
Every guy I've seen at the pump track or busting out tail whips on the jump line is some skeleton in baggy clothing
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:25:03 UTC No. 139960
>>139764
get more boutique bike frames and ride them and tell us about your stories please
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:37:28 UTC No. 139984
>>139960
I don't actually have the money to keep building high end bikes every year, and now I have all my niches filled.
The warranty is up on my EVIL Following MB since I got it right before all EVILs got god-tier lifetime warranties, and the new Followings use superboost, so I would get a bike from a different brand if I break that frame or decide I want to try something new and do a frame swap. It'll be a Forbidden Druid if I feel like buying two chains and sizing them up, or a Revel Rascal or Yeti SB120/SB140 if I don't want to mess with 2Chainz. My friend has a revel ranger which is an amazing bike, but it's too XC focused and harsh on descents so my friend upgraded his rear shock to a fox dpx2.
A lot of my friends and the people I encounter on trails have Santa Cruzes so I wouldn't get one since I like having something different. Santa Cruzes are great and they have a great attention to detail and customer service, but I just want something that stands out from all the Santa Cruzes, Specializeds, and Treks all over the trails here. Heh, maybe I'll get an Antidote Woodsprite if I feel like spending $5000 on a frame with no american distributors. Ok, now I kind of want one and maybe I'll frame swap next year if I somehow get bored.
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:36:30 UTC No. 139987
>love riding
>get into MTB because it's some of the best riding out there
>also be lazy cunt that hates doing maintenance
>don't want to drive out to the trailheads
>don't want to have to maintain a nice MTB
>end up riding 80s road bike with friction shifters all the time because you don't have to drive or do much maintenance
still think MTB is some of the most fun you can have riding, though, and it makes you a much better rider in general by forcing you to develop tech skills
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:44:26 UTC No. 139989
>>139984
the only brands that make me horny are the chromag bikes.
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:57:07 UTC No. 139996
>>139989
I was looking at the Chromag dirt jumper but ended up with a used and heavily upgraded Norco Two50(I actually like the watermelon paint job the PO gave it). Dirt jumpers are so great and I recommend them over a mountain bike to people who want to get into the sport but are scared of pedalling uphill, but you have to live near a park and I'm EXTREMELY lucky to live near Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park
https://youtu.be/8ich-sU4Ldk
Riding a DJ at a proper park is to mountain biking like what a track day is to people who like driving/riding on twisty roads. Everything you do applies to riding on the trail and it's so much easier and safer to session features to dial in your technique. You learn so much.
I just wish this park had more tech features since those are awesome, but the best place I know of in my area is at the top of a mountain in the middle of a flow trail. It's just not as fun practicing those features on a long and slack 29er, it would be more fun on the DJ and I wouldn't have to worry about bashing my derailleur if I fall off a balance beam
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:15:15 UTC No. 140002
>>139957
I saw a fat lady practicing for a national race at a DH park once. Not sure if you wanna extrapolate that anecdote to DH MTB or to women, but it’s what I saw.
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:04:37 UTC No. 140028
>>139952
Just oats, milk, a little butter, cracked pepper, salt and then a fried egg chopped up and stired through.
Multiple people have told me that's weird and gross, but not one of them has tried it. It works for me and I find it tasty
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:49:15 UTC No. 140049
>>140028
>eating is a chore
>here's fuel you can consume from a cup
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:49:11 UTC No. 140062
>>140061
Cry harder, skelly.
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:10:35 UTC No. 140064
>>139987
I clean parts while watching TV
I literally don't know how to watch TV anymore without doing something else at the same time
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 03:18:37 UTC No. 140108
>>140061
strong women, strong body, gives strong sons. strong sons and daughters. good to conquer world.
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 03:27:54 UTC No. 140110
>>140002
I've been watching crankworx. Jessie smith is pretty pudge. Shania rawson is kinda pudge but redeemable. Everyone else is fit-ish
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 06:06:49 UTC No. 140122
>>139874
Alcohol is retarded and people trying to defend some kind of “culture” behind it are fucking pathetic
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:35:02 UTC No. 140167
>>140140
Kek
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:03:24 UTC No. 140178
>>140140
>virgin art
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:01:18 UTC No. 140186
>>140062
seethe nigga. Look at this shit and compare her to other riders. She's a slam pig. I reckon she uses 3 volume spacers on her fork on MAXX pressure while using heavier oil on the damper and still bottoms it out. Everybody is lean but she's built like those ebike boomers that bought the bike just so they could drink more while ridding.
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:01:12 UTC No. 140192
Maydena EWS looks like absolute riding SEXO. Loamy and fast. Riders are gonna be kill before the first stage. 764m/2500ft climb before 1st stage and a 822m/2700' climb just before the last stage. They climb more than than they descend, 2900m+/2869m-. I wouldn't be able to do it with chest/back protector, FF helmet and DH22s tires on water/grain bar alone. We'll also see DH racers, lets see how they fare with all that climbing and the variety of trails where they can't memorize them. From UCI DH I see, Seth Sherlock, Connor Fearon, Antoine Vidal, Troy Brosnan and Her Excellency, the slam pig( would but will need to de-architect her). I wonder on why Sam Hill is not racing. UCI should take all riders on a tourist trip to Niggerhead Rock free of charge
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:31:11 UTC No. 140196
>>140192
At least one climbing segment in most enduro races is done by shuttle/chairlift. I can't really be assed to check the race itinerary myself, but i'd guess that this one has at least 2 assisted climbs
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:50:34 UTC No. 140198
>>140190
looks fun from pics and good descent amount. I don't really have rock slabs like those(squamish rock slabs) to ride near me. They seem fun to drop from. Didn't know we had someone from Québec here
for me its.
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/d
and
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/m
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 23:05:50 UTC No. 140201
>>140196
just looked again
>54.5km / 2511m descent / 1248m climb
looks like they don't do the the first, one in between nor the last one for the math to add up. Its doable then, did a 1100+m race with shit fitness. I was dying but finished it
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 01:26:20 UTC No. 140215
>>139957
>You would think that the fat guy would be at the park where he doesn't have to pedal but he's always on the trails cranking out 1500W for 2 miles to get his fat ass up to a trailhead.
Its the vicious cycle of being a fatfuck
>get into mtb in middle age to lose weight
>too old to recover from injuries fast
>too fat to bounce when you crash
>too stiff to pull any tricks requiring flexibility
>only thing you can do is trailriding and climbing
>only works out your legs because you're not doing high speed jumps or anything requiring full body exertion
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:17:53 UTC No. 140222
>>140201
>33 miles and 3800 ft of climbing
That’s on the upper end of a normal ride for me, and my fitness is definitely nearing “I can go high-effort for that whole time” level, maybe I should start trying racing locally
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:51:33 UTC No. 140224
>>140190
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/m
Serpentine Trail holds a special place in my heart because it's where I learned that climbing is fun and this was a game changer for me because I was able to enjoy the entire mountain biking experience, not just going downhill. It's not a slog up a fire road, you have to climb over a lot of tech and maneuver tight switchbacks. It really is a test of technique, balance, and power. When you climb to the top, you're rewarded with a rock garden where all the rocks have gouges in them from pedals hitting them and you learn that the trail isn't just called Serpentine because it snakes up the hill, it's because the rocks are serpentine so all the gouges in them reveal the green interior. It also starts with a black diamond drop.
I'm really excited to go back tomorrow. The weather is finally permitting riding there again so I haven't had the chance to use my annual pass so far this year.
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:23:02 UTC No. 140236
>bike arriving this friday
i cannot wait. now i just need to get a good helmet to keep my nogging in one place when i inevitable ride into a tree. the amount of shitposting on this general will increase and i will not apologize
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:01:09 UTC No. 140246
>>140236
What did you buy?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:42:16 UTC No. 140272
>>140190
For my favorite local trail it would have to be Heartbreak ridge
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/h
For non local trails it's a tie between
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/j
And
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/r
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 18:13:54 UTC No. 140279
Hey guys I want to upgrade from my Trek Marlin, I am kind of overwhelmed with the options and not sure how to research effectively. Is there any bike that you guys know of thats a really good deal for the money? I would like rear suspension and a telescoping seat. Aluminum frame, something good for climbing steep rocky hills. Frame not built to fucking rack my nuts.Thanks
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 18:19:07 UTC No. 140280
>>139987
Im similar, there is something gay to me about strapping your bike to a vehicle then driving your vehicle to go ride your bike. Luckily I live about 7 miles from a state park so I can ride out there then ride the trails and back. Its the way to go.
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 21:58:00 UTC No. 140306
fuck man I hate how being into mountain biking just has this irresistable pull for me to drop 2 grand plus on a fucking bicyle. I know its stupid. I know im not even in good enough shape to justify it. But I fucking want a good bike so bad.
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:02:03 UTC No. 140307
>>140306
You could buy a $1900 computer and play Witcher 3 for 5 hours instead
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:03:37 UTC No. 140308
>>140306
my line of reasoning is that i could drop that much for a phone or a watch or drugs or alcohol which will serve me no purpose
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:15:31 UTC No. 140312
Thoughts on Commencal? Their shit looks good and somewhat not too over priced. Its hard to figure out what the best deals are
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:35:23 UTC No. 140318
>>140312
Good shit, great bang for your buck. The Meta is a championship winning bike.
>>140306
What's wrong with your current mountain bike and what do you want out of a new one? I only feel comfortable spending +$7k because I know exactly what I want
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 23:09:40 UTC No. 140322
>>140279
if you like Trek, have you tried the Fuel EX? I ride an EX 7 aluminum frame and I can't complain, some dumb shit but overall pretty vanilla bike and I can't complain
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:35:23 UTC No. 140327
>>140322
>Fuel EX
Seems bretty good but I guess I was hoping someone would know of a decent bike with the rear suspension that isnt so much more expensive. Seems like you just pay a grand for rear suspension minimum.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 01:08:45 UTC No. 140328
>>140312
Legit production/media team as well as bikes
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:19:47 UTC No. 140335
Rare day this year. The trails were dry enough to have a good time riding. This was my first time riding a mtb since February 12. The seating position felt so weird at first because I've been hunched over my gravel bike but I got back into it.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:22:47 UTC No. 140336
>>140327
more or less, yes. There's quite a lot more engineering and parts involved in a full suspension, though, and the ride is completely different. You will see and feel where the money goes.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:15:20 UTC No. 140377
>>140347
kys pedo man child
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:29:50 UTC No. 140402
>>140347
>didn't ease into the whole bike thing with an old beater that requires basically zero maintenance
you brought this on yourself
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:12:03 UTC No. 140405
>>140327
I would not buy anything full suspension for under 2.5k unless it's a nicer bike discounted. I know some people that ride shitty giants and the cheap fs bikes are very not capable. Sure your pogostick of a fork and shock will smooth out a small bumb but don't really aid all that much in traction or control. When compared to a hardtail of equal cost. That being said they are only a new fork front wheel, and a shock away from being real mountain bikes
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:32:35 UTC No. 140461
>>140198
>>140224
>>140272
Nice trails anons!
>Didn't know we had someone from Québec here
I'm actually not from Québec, I just make fairly frequent trips there from ontario. The trails over there are significantly better than what you can find near the gta. I'd post something local that I like, but the best trails around here are unsanctioned
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:49:51 UTC No. 140487
>>140461
Speaking of unsanctioned trails, how do you go about finding them? I’ve thought about building some trails in some less traveled areas around me since there isn’t much to offer other than fire roads.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:30:27 UTC No. 140496
>>140487
Strava heatmaps.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:34:13 UTC No. 140502
>>140487
>1080x1242
strava heatmaps, word of mouth or just wandering around in the woods. If you know the general area where they are at its not that hard to find them just walk up every trail you see. The past time I went riding in an area with some unsanctioned trails I just was going along a fire road, I saw a trail without any marking that wasn't on any map and then just walked up it. I guess someone made it a strava segment with the title "you shouldn't be here" So yeah I'm going to not use strava the next time I go ride it. Its clearly a mtb trail because of the berms on it though.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:21:13 UTC No. 140514
>How did you discover/get into /MTB/?
Randomly choose a day to go ride with my pops and been hooked ever since.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:48:38 UTC No. 140516
>>139764
do these mudguards actually do anything? Saddle bag brand?
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:53:06 UTC No. 140519
>>140487
>Speaking of unsanctioned trails, how do you go about finding them?
Talk to people at bike parks and on the sanctioned trails, or find some well hidden area to build some. The builders of these trails generally want to keep them a secret because randoms might injure themselves on them, or snitch. This might not be as much of an issue elsewhere, but the culture and laws around here are intolerant to larger trail features and rogue building. You can find some of em with heatmaps as other anons have said, but this doesn't work for ones that are well hidden.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:25:14 UTC No. 140522
>>140516
The mudguards help but I needed bigger ones for how sloppy it was that day. Bigger messes need bigger mudguards. The saddlebag is from PNW Components. It's a good bag that works with dropper posts but I took it off because my rear tire buzzed it every time I did a big compression with the dropper down. I've since replaced the saddlebag with a frame strap
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:29:32 UTC No. 140561
thinking about bikes..
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:20:36 UTC No. 140573
I have determined that my purpose in this life is to collect and ride only boutique bikes and nothing else. Btw has anyone ever ridden FS with a long rear end? How does it compare to other FS with a shorter one?
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:17:32 UTC No. 140612
>>140573
I've ridden a Forbidden Druid (once) and the length makes them less playful but more stable at high speed which is better for racing.
Anonymous at Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:09:34 UTC No. 140716
>>140612
Yeah that makes sense. But would you really want a bike to be 'playful' in enduro situations though?
Anonymous at Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:07:06 UTC No. 140769
>>140729
damn that's a nice view, what country?
Anonymous at Thu, 30 Mar 2023 23:06:48 UTC No. 140777
>>140769
United States.
The city you're seeing across the water is San Francisco. If it was a clearer day, you'd be able to see the golden gate bridge behind the bright white bridge. The city below is Oakland where many great rappers have come from.
> but I heard that SF and Oakland are terrible
they're so much better and so much worse than the memes.
I need another week before I go back to riding at this park since the recent rains created a river through the meadow and there a lot of downed trees on the trails.
Anonymous at Thu, 30 Mar 2023 23:41:07 UTC No. 140780
>>140777
>they're so much better and so much worse than the memes.
I'm sure the surrounding area is great because its california, but I'm sure the cities are garbage because they're cities. Streetshitting capital of the west?
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:55:06 UTC No. 140790
>>140780
I work in SF and I used to commute there 5 days a week before COVID made me WFH, thank you covid, fuck that commute, anyway, the reports of shit on the street are wildly overblown, but also understated. I've had dogs all my life and I know dog shit when I see it, and that's mainly dog shit on the ground, but, there are places where there is shit and piss all over the place. I once had to go in to get a certification and I parked in a shady garage. My car was left alone but when I came back, the entire, and I mean the ENTIRE parking garage was covered in piss like they were going for a Guinness World Record. It's better if you're near the shore where it's too cold and windy for the bums to congregate.
Anyway, SF has a mountain in the middle which is actually good for riding, but I'm not going there just for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phl
SF fucking sucks ass but it's also great, but it really sucks, but it's also great. It has great food and there is a lot to see and do there. I only go if I'm getting paid or Google tells me it's the fastest way to get to the Marin Headlands which is a great place for sight seeing, hiking, and non-technical mountain biking.
If you're ever forced to come to SF, you can avoid 80% of what makes it suck if you don't bother with a car and just get around by public transit and using rideshare bikes and scooters, it's actually a pleasant experience that way if you don't go into the wrong part of town.
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:23:08 UTC No. 140795
>>140790
can you get stabbed or shot by black people?
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:34:12 UTC No. 140798
>>140795
No, they're too chicken shit to try anything like that. It's mainly property crime and mentally ill people causing public disturbances. Don't believe the /pol/ memes or the sensationalized stuff from the news
Anyway, I have a 3 day weekend so you better believe I'm making the most of it. I'm sticking to road tomorrow to give the trails another day to dry out but I'll be back on the dirt on sunday.
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:54:27 UTC No. 140873
>>140790
Yeah I have no intention of going to SF. If I were to go to cali I'd stick to the mountain towns inland. IMO the best things to see are where there are no people.
The homeless are piling up in my own city and the police won't do jack about them. Wtf do we pay these idiots for. The areas that have smelly crackheads roaming asking for change or yelling across the street at their partner is multiplying
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:12:21 UTC No. 140874
>>140873
You'll find the most trails in the populated areas since there are more people here to maintain and build them. conversely, you also have to share them with more people. Resort towns are also great for riding. Luckily, California is mostly mountains so you'll find riding everywhere as long as it's not the central valley or delta.
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:41:16 UTC No. 140875
>>140874
I'll make my own trails. Freeride or die
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:48:59 UTC No. 140876
>>139329
thanks anon
🗑️ Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 08:48:25 UTC No. 140933
>WOWZA!!1! Did you guys see that new bike?!?! Its newly updated A.I.D.S.™ linkage has 2% more anti-squat than the previous model, and its F.A.G.™ composite frame is 5% lighter than its alloy counterpart! Can you believe they managed to pack so much VALUE and PERFORMANCE into their frame for just $10,000? I absolutely must to buy it to shave 0.5 seconds off my strava time so I can impress my 10 followers!
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 08:50:39 UTC No. 140934
>WOWZA!!1! Did you guys see that new bike?!?! Its newly updated A.I.D.S.™ linkage has 2% more anti-squat than the previous model, and its F.A.G.™ composite frame is 5% lighter than its alloy counterpart! Can you believe they managed to pack so much VALUE and PERFORMANCE into their frame for just $10,000? I absolutely must buy it to shave 0.5 seconds off my strava time so I can impress my 10 followers!
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 09:42:03 UTC No. 140936
>>140934
Hey that's my helmet
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 11:16:11 UTC No. 140942
>>140312
I brought a commencal 6 weeks ago. Great customer service. I've had issues with a clicking sound somewhere in the front. Got my mechanic at work to look at it, has no idea what the issue is. Have greased up all the obvious bits. Commencal have offered to pick my bike and ship it back to the distributor to sort it out, then ship it back to me.
Would buy again. Bike rips as well now that I'm getting used to it.
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 17:31:15 UTC No. 140966
>>140964
Jesus christ, not only did they route internally, they chose ACROS of all the headsets? So not only are the riders going to replace the headset after the first month when the creaking drives them crazy and it feels rough, they're going to have to bleed the brakes and readjust the rear derailleur.
I really want to love these bang for your buck brands, but they always skimp on the headset and bottom bracket
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 17:46:06 UTC No. 140969
>>140968
Good lord, what the fuck are you doing Commencal? I have this page bookmarked https://www.bbinfinite.com/pages/mo
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 17:57:48 UTC No. 140971
>>140969
aluminium axles are the root of all evil in this case, fat diameter means skinny bearings and the frame tolerances fuck everything up
do screw together pf bottom brackets really fix this issue?
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 22:33:23 UTC No. 141003
>Have owned 5 threaded BB mtb frames
>Including m30 crankset (even more obese than sram dub)
>Not a single one has creaked from the BB
>mfw
>>140971
My theory is that the PF interface is just not well-suited to constant off-center transverse loads, especially when made to be "lightweight". The flexing would create shear forces and small gaps for water and dirt to work its way into over time, which would just be expedited by poor alignment. The threading in threaded BBs would work well against these sorts of shear forces
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 05:42:56 UTC No. 141032
>>141023
just go and do more riding in zone 2, from my understanding this amount of effort is essentially a chill ride where you maintain a good conversation during the climb, but you are still working, this is the pace you are going on your group ride if you are talking the whole time. I usually find the most improvement after doing a big 3-8 hour ride, or doing some interval sessions. My advice is to not overdo it. I was stressed and rode too much last week, then realized that I had overtrained and then rode again after overtraining instead of resting (not training for anything I just want to keep up with a buddy, and stay in shape for all day epics) I took a single day break, I should have done more, went and rode the next two days and then got sick.
>tldr there is such a thing as riding too much
I find that the most important part to riding more is to have fun, I would never go out to ride in the first place If I didn't enjoy it.
The Roadies have already figured out the ideal way to train for biking
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitne
>>140573
I either am going to get a Banshee Titan, Or Transition Spire for my next enduro bike. but it seems like the ideal rear end length (based on fast Enduro race bikes Yeti SB160, Pivot Firebird, Canyon Strive)is somewhere around the 435-445mm range. I would buy a canyon strive as my next bike if they didn't have shitty QC
>look at pic related's paintjob its awesome
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 05:55:08 UTC No. 141033
>>141032
I come from a lifting background so picking up blocks of metal is easy, but the mistake I made was to never train for any endurance-related activity. Powering up a hill? Easy peasy. But after a while I exerted too many energy I'm out of breathe like a fat fuck. I just want to be cool like some of the riders where they do those cool jumps and do that mid-air trick. Just wanna fly man.
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 14:25:55 UTC No. 141056
>>141045
>worried about fashion
gay
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:23:03 UTC No. 141068
>>141033
Yeah, then you need to work on zone 2 riding, your body develops a whole bunch of adaptations to help your ride longer, that and on rides over an hour 30 being food and water.
>Riding longer helps you ride longer
>>141045
Caring about how somebody dresses is the epitome of joey behavior.
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 19:27:57 UTC No. 141093
Very muddy. Went out after 4 days of nonstop raining(5 as it rained today). Even though I was using googles and FF, mud still managed to get into my left eye and still can't fully remove it
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 19:59:26 UTC No. 141103
>>141095
very good, most privateer racers I see (those without sponsors) are running either Maxxis, Michelin (a mix of Wild Enduro and DH22) or a few are running continental. The only racer I know of that runs Kenda is Arron Gwin, but they must be pretty good for him to go this fast on a mixed conditions track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwH
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 21:14:02 UTC No. 141111
i ordered a rockhopper 29. i know its aids but i am a poorfag and its a start into the hobby. i will save for a full suspension and replace parts on the rockhopper as they break.
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 22:19:33 UTC No. 141119
>>141103
Never looked into kenda tires. He would've finished first if he had used DH22s.
Have you used the WEs somewhere else for hard testing/riding?
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Apr 2023 22:45:42 UTC No. 141121
Rode up to Mt. Tam again. There's a good mix of gravel bikes, full squish, and hardtails here. A gravel bike is just a little underbiked but that's what makes it so much fun. If I brought my full squish, I'd go way too fast and slide on a fist sized rock to avoid someone coming uphill.
This is the mountain where mountain biking was invented, it's why it's called "mountain" biking and yet there is nothing on the mountain to celebrate it. I recommend coming here if you enjoy climbing and exploring, there is a lot to ride on the mountain, on and off pavement, but no singletrack descents, at least nothing legal or on the maps.
There isn't any rain in the forecast so I'll get back to doing more mountain biking this month now that the trails are drying out.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 03:18:03 UTC No. 141133
>>141121
just learned about this place lastnight in a youtube video. very nice.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:18:40 UTC No. 141137
>>141133
It's really nice. Next time I feel like pushing myself and driving for an hour, I'll ride down the backside to the lakes then circle back. This whole region is full of amazing gravel and road riding. It's pretty lacking in singletrack but the one good park it has is really good. All the other parks I go to are still BTFO from the rain and wind so I'll be spending more time here
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 05:59:35 UTC No. 141143
>>141121
That’s because Joe Breezer was/is a huge fag and Mt Tam or the “first publicized mtb race” was not relevant at all to the hundreds of people riding their bicycles on trails across the country beforehand.
>>141133
There’s always been this “THE FIRST MOUNTAIN BIKE?!?” public shock appeal of Repack or whatever but it was not anything close to the first mountain biking actually done, nor was it even the first bike race to take place exclusively on dirt
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 12:04:28 UTC No. 141162
>>141032
>for my next enduro bike
how many bikes do you have? how many bikes are too much?
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 15:39:02 UTC No. 141185
>>141162
I have one nice $5000 Enduro bike and one $100 commuter 90s MTB. I won't be buying a new bike soon because I am a broke college student, and can barely for new derailleur and brake pads. I will probably save up for a trip to Whistler/Vancouver (I really want to ride the north shore) after I graduate. From my impression its not wise to buy a house as a mechanical engineer as I will be doing some job hopping every couple years unless I get a house or family. Or move somewhere and don't want to move away.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 19:51:23 UTC No. 141220
>>141218
The EDC is a sup-par tool and it doesn’t matter how convenient it is to carry if it isn’t actually useful.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 19:57:10 UTC No. 141222
>>141220
I find mine to be really useful. The only times it has failed me on the trail were when my crank came loose and it doesn't have a 10mm allen wrench, and when my XD cassette got a little loose and I couldn't tighten it down since it doesn't have a lockring tool
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:01:44 UTC No. 141223
>>141222
Generally it’s the limit screws, saddle clamp, stem bolts, and basically any screw that isn’t face-up on a brake lever that I have problems with. Same reason I threw my super-light and super-compact bontrager tool in the garbage, nobody cares how light and compact it is if it is not able to be used as a tool
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:07:54 UTC No. 141225
>>141223
That's strange because that's where my edc is the most useful to me. It gets the most use adjusting the cockpit and tightening the stem bolts. The chain breaker is also useful but I never use that on the trail, just at home when sizing up a new chain.
Which tool are you using now?
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:09:25 UTC No. 141226
Like let’s be real you realistically need a tool bigger than a sharpie. You can use the steerer to fit other sharpie-sized things just to be cool (which is whole reason you bought an edc rather than a real tool and pouchstrap)
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:16:11 UTC No. 141229
>>141225
Crank bros M15, it has longer tool shafts than the M17 (making it a fully useable tool) but no chain breaker and it weighs a brick. Been open to those ratchet-style kits but again, they usually have no tool shaft length just tiny bits 10mm long against a 90° ratchet.
Oh wait lmao I completely forgot, I swapped that out for a Blackburn Wayside since it has like 5 complete separate L-shaped Allen keys, which is the ultimate in terms of tool useability. Also has chain breaker, disk brake pad spreader, and a knife, and weighs less than the M15 I believe. I just haven’t had to use it on the trail yet.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:18:23 UTC No. 141230
>>141229
That being said, the big torx tool shaft length could be a bit longer… tightening flat mount brakes with torx bolts (wtf?) is a huge pain in the ass because of the tiny shaft length and big clunky handle
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:31:07 UTC No. 141231
>>141229
I have one. It's great, For a while it was the only chain tool and spoke wrench I had. The only gripe I have is that there isn't a way to get leverage to take a pedal off. The knife is unexpectedly useful.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:34:06 UTC No. 141232
>>141226
It's as big as it needs to be since it's not used for high torque applications like putting on bottom brackets, cassettes, or cranks. It's been more than adequate for working on all the other bolts on my bikes.
>>141229
A knife in a bike toolkit is so underrated. A lot of people, myself included, use zipties to attach fenders. A few months ago, one of my zipties broke on a ride and my tire kept catching it. Luckily some dude with a knife saw me struggling with it and help me cut off the other zip tie. Since then I picked up a leatherman but I could save some space if I had a knife or snippers integrated into my other tools.
I'll concede that your tools are more useful than the oneup edc but I'm still satisfied with mine
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:39:25 UTC No. 141234
>>141232
The problem with a 1cm long tool with a big rectangle handle trying to turn bolts in confined places is pretty obvious. Seat collar tightening takes 5x longer than it should since I can only do 1/8th of a turn at a time. Limit screws are just a complete no-go as the tool doesn’t even reach the bolts. Stems are a 50/50 chance of the tool being used properly depending on where the bolt is pointing, some handlebar accessories are also unreachable like the limit screws. Tools don’t need to get smaller, just out of the way, and ultra-small folding Swiss Army knife style keychain tools aren’t the way forward for bicycle bolts
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 23:07:47 UTC No. 141244
>>141185
Post 'nduro bike. Do you store it in your dorm?
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 23:34:31 UTC No. 141250
>Been riding the same clapped out tires for 2 seasons now, waiting for prices to go back to normal before buying new ones
>Prices still haven't gone back to normal
Please tell me the prices will go back to normal bros
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 00:16:56 UTC No. 141256
>>141250
For me, my DHF and DHR just aren't wearing down. It's probably for the best since the Schwalbe Wicked Wills I bought to try out won't do as well in the wet dirt that's everywhere.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 13:13:16 UTC No. 141300
>>141255
Noice
>>141257
Where do you keep it then? I wouldn't let it in the building bike storage. I keep mine in my 18.5m2 apt.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 15:00:41 UTC No. 141315
>>141309
Yes, it already had, and is having severe consequences on the trails in my state(California)
> years of drought caused trails to become dry and dusty, and surrounding vegetation to dry out and die
> dry conditions caused record breaking wildfires to occur year after year
> can't ride because the smoke choking the air has immediate, and long term health consequences
> smoke in the air is so hazardous, and wildfire risk so high that bike parks and regular parks get closed
> some trails and parks were outright destroyed
Since January, the drought has ceased because we've been getting near constant rainfall and strong winds
> erosion has increased significantly from wildfires and dry brush
> hillsides can't hold up to rain anymore as the plants keeping them together are gone or weakened
> trails and the roads leading up to them are closed from sinkholes and trees falling. You can't even get to some parks anymore
> a fuckload of snowfall in the Sierra mountains has lead to parks extending their ski season to July and postponing, or even cancelling the bike season
I don't know what's happening east of the Rockies but conditions are similar west of them. I've seen some speculations that wildfire season is going to be even worse now because the rain caused a rapid growth in vegetation. I've experienced this too because one trail I regularly ride is now overgrown.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 16:25:21 UTC No. 141334
>>141315
No, you Californians just need to manage your forests whether it be logging or controlled burns. You state has a history of doing neither. And it is heavily responsible for how bad the fires got. You can never going to stop a fire from starting. but you can determine how fast it spreads and where it will spread by limiting fuel, one of the best parts is that you can use the logs to build homes if you log instead of turning them to smoke in controlled burns.
In Asheville NC we are beginning to have a similar issue, people don't want to log the forest, however they don't mind controlled burns. Which is primarily the tool that is used to manage the forest.
Logging decreases treecover increasing undergrowth which allows for more food for animals and a forest in which animals live instead of just trees and birds. Logging also doesn't really affect the quality of mountain biking so I have no reason to oppose.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 17:47:44 UTC No. 141342
>>141334
>Californians just need to manage your forests whether it be logging or controlled burns. You state has a history of doing neither. And it is heavily responsible for how bad the fires got.
That's a big part of it, not all wilderness is managed equally and the fire risk isn't equal. Soquel Demonstration National Forest has a very active wildfire control and workers doing controlled burns and maintenance. It hasn't burned in the past few years but the park is still closed due to heavy rains. Meanwhile, there are record breaking wildfires in the Sierras and Santa Rosa every year.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 19:38:24 UTC No. 141352
>>141220
it's good for 90% of quick jobs done on the trail like re-aligning bent brake levers or stems/saddles/calipers etc I really miss it on my other bikes
>>141218
i dumped the axs and went back to mechanical because the obese mech slaps about and makes a lot of noise
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 20:12:20 UTC No. 141357
>>141352
Like I said, not saddles not flat mount calipers only occasionally stems and brake levers don’t need to be tightened on the trail
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 20:47:27 UTC No. 141361
>>141352
>i dumped the axs and went back to mechanical because the obese mech slaps about and makes a lot of noise
I've read a lot of people complain about that noise but it's never been a problem. Maybe it's because the stock chainstay protectors on my bikes work that well, or because all the other noises associated with riding are so much louder and I'm not paying attention
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:11:02 UTC No. 141365
>>141257
What the fuck, that place looks exactly like the dorm I'm in now, down to the shitty lighting and blue carpet. Though I have a better view.
Did you bring your bike to school? I was gonna cause I wasn't assigned a roommate at first but then they assigned me one last minute and I had to leave it. Not that it matters anymore either way cause I was planning on riding in Tahoe lmao. That shit ain't happening now.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:48:32 UTC No. 141374
>>141365
I either leave it in my car or at home if I need to focus on school. They have bike lockers in my parking deck that I could use, but it's more convenient in the car since I can just go drive straight to whatever trail I want to.
There's another guy in my dorm building who rides an older downhill bike and is from Reno/Tahoe. I'm on the east coast though. So probably not the same area. Does yours also have construction near it?
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:21:17 UTC No. 141425
>>141374
Yeah there's some construction here too. Not exactly across the street but close enough. That's pretty common around every college though it seems.
Wish I had a car myself. Could've brought my bike if I had one, but I'm too much of a poorfag and being an MTBer without one is raw suffering.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 17:43:02 UTC No. 141459
>>141430
literally me
I don't want riding buddies at all but scared myself a few times now
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 22:01:12 UTC No. 141486
Riding with friends is great, riding alone is also great. My greatest accomplishments have been on solo rides but I remember the group rides more
> be only guy wearing knee and elbow pads
> everyone crashes on that ride except for me
> friend mistakes a trunk for a jump (it is not jumpable) and goes down
> I would have done the same if he didn't crash on that first
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 22:32:26 UTC No. 141489
>>141486
Riding with friends is awesome, being part of the group, leading them down some gnarly trails. Getting absolutely killed breathing through your eyeballs, the sound of your heart pounding in your head when keeping up with that one friend who regularly podiums at the xc races he goes to. Being that same really fit friend to others. Talking on the chairlift. Writing about this makes me want to go ride my bike, so I'm going to go do that.
Also what skills are you guys trying to learn I will go first
I'm trying to learn to manuals, tables, and rear wheel hops but so far I can only do around 80 feet at most, (5 seconds) of manual, 3 wheel hops, and I think I can table I haven't taken a video yet.
so I'm going to go practice.
Watching a Remy metallier I learned how to do the rear wheel hop jump thing that trials riders do. I can only jump up a curb which is kind of pathetic compared to my regular vertical jump.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 01:08:29 UTC No. 141498
>>141489
>Also what skills are you guys trying to learn I will go first
I am trying to get better using my body to more efficiently ride the bike (i.e. shifting your weight to pump rollers and hope over features).
It is amazing just how much more speed you can carry when you work with the bike rather just limp fishing it.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 02:10:11 UTC No. 141503
>>141489
long time since i rode so il mostly work on getting my confidence back and my feel for whats natural
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 02:59:53 UTC No. 141507
It is with great pleasure that I announce that my home park is rideable again. There are a few muddy spots, and you have to dismount at some spots or take detours because of downed trees, but I'll be coming back weekly again.
I also got to ride this new bike for the 2nd time since I crashed back in February and then the weather got really bad. This was a much better ride than the first. First time, I rode in the morning and the bike just felt really heavy in the climbs. I guess I just wasn't into it because the bike pedalled so well today. It didn't feel as light or snappy as my Following MB, but it sure felt more stable.
>>141489
I'm just working on confidence. Nearly all of my crashes are from me chickening out and grabbing my brakes too hard and I know I'm not supposed to do that.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 09:04:10 UTC No. 141539
>>140186
looks like some sort of protective vest. Its unlikely that someone of her age and postition (she has personal trainers, nutritionists and whatnot) develops such a deformed beer gut. She just has the chunky body type, which is probably not that bad for dh considering injuries and strenght.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:31:02 UTC No. 141602
>>141600
He just needs to justify why he’s gotta sell his $50,000 car next year and be forced to buy a tesla
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:32:38 UTC No. 141603
>>141600
Only the southern part of the state has desert and isn't supposed to get regular rainfall, the rest is forests, fields, and marshes. The climate in the state has been so chaotic this year that even Los Angeles got blanketed in snow and the road that runs through Death Valley was nearly impossible to pass because it got destroyed and covered in boulders from the floods
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:24:28 UTC No. 141611
>>141486
same happens to me. Every time I go out in full gear I don't fall. My elbow and knee pads look brand new. But any time I leave them because I'm just going to have a chill ride I eat shit
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:30:18 UTC No. 141612
>>141603
One of my pipedream thoughts for the future is to run an excavator and charge silly amounts to help clear infrastructure after natural disasters, so I benefit from climate change
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:45:52 UTC No. 141613
>>141612
I wish you would. It takes a very long time for natural disasters to get cleared up here. I forgot who I was talking to about it this week, but one of the trails or parks can't reopen yet because they're still waiting on the funds to be allocated to clear up some storm damage. They just have to cut some drainage canals. The funny thing is that my favorite park had a horrible mud problem and it was so bad, that a stream formed in the meadow and now the standing water flows out easily >>140777.
If you sign up as a volunteer, you could do it for free, but if you do it then try to charge them or make a joke about it, some DA is going to put you in prison longer than some "future doctor" who killed someone
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 22:25:03 UTC No. 141623
>>141613
Give me free season's passes and I'll think about it
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 00:11:23 UTC No. 141629
>>141489
Jumps
I'm alright with drops, but if the bike actually has to take off then I get a bit nervous in the air. I think I've finally understood the technique in practice though, so it's just consistency and slowly moving onto larger or more challenging jumps
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 03:06:51 UTC No. 141637
>>141489
>Also what skills are you guys trying to learn
I need to learn how to do whips and scrubs this season. I can hit the big boy jump lines at the bike park, but look silly just doing bar turns in the air
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 08:38:43 UTC No. 141661
>new wheels ordering day tomorrow
Profile Elite hubs for maximum BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 23:47:35 UTC No. 141725
>>141661
>maximum BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I would enjoy a silent hub. TairinS1 rear hub(cheaper than onyx). I can't stand noises that aren't from tires, suspension and pads rubbing rotor during braking. On saturday I finally trimmed the borders of the finned pads to stop the noise front/rear movement the upper part makes with the calliper. I fucking fixed the pad rattling that should've been fixed by animegooks at shimano. But I guess that rattle was louder than the chainslap and now I can't stand the chainslap.
I'm thinking of getting this.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 00:07:18 UTC No. 141729
>>141661
god i love the sound of a profile elite, i raced bmx as a kid and had set.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 00:21:55 UTC No. 141732
>>141725
>I'm thinking of getting this.
Just put the the fuzzy part of adhesive velcro strips on your rear triangle where the chain slaps. Some people use the hook side, but either should work fine desu.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 00:23:56 UTC No. 141733
>>141725
now thats what i call nerdy and cringe
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 01:17:18 UTC No. 141736
>>141725
I actually did buy Onyx Classic hubs after hearing all the praise for them and people cumming when they say I'll never go back to noisy hubs after riding them.
I don't care for the lack of sound, I don't care how noisy the hubs on my other bikes are. I have a quiet EV and a loud italian V2. People always jerk off over sound or the lack of it, but it's just such a small part of the experience that I don't even notice it.
I think I may just be salty about the onyx hubs because right after I ordered this wheelset, NOBL had a big black friday sale on all builds EXCEPT those using Onyx hubs and instead of cancelling or altering my order by getting other hubs and saving $500, I chose to wait another 3 months for these backordered hubs to arrive just to see if they were worth the hype. ehhh, they're great hubs but I wish I saved $500
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 05:20:59 UTC No. 141751
>>141736
The buzz from loud hubs is pretty key. The trails around here can get pretty busy and the noise alerts people around blind corners to my presence, plus it makes buzzlets seethe
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 06:16:51 UTC No. 141753
>main bike is a mtb with 27.6 x 2.6" wheels
the wheels are fucking fat, but it is fun to use it to ride on mostly flat lands/concrete for a few hours with my fren? i have an old school 'hybrid' bike but that doesn't have grips on them
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 06:18:41 UTC No. 141754
>>141736
I remember when hub sound preference was just a troll topic
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 20:53:25 UTC No. 141803
>>141783
CHRIS KING PLEASE
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 21:51:55 UTC No. 141810
>>139250
desd
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 22:25:02 UTC No. 141813
Do I have to replace my whole wheelset if I want to size down on wheel thickness? Will the tyre/rimset be able to accommodate a smaller size or would it be bad or something
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 22:29:01 UTC No. 141815
>>141813
How much difference is it though
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 22:38:04 UTC No. 141817
>>141813
What are you talking about? diameter, rim width, or tire width?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 22:52:07 UTC No. 141818
>>141817
>>141815
diameter will be the same. thinking about changing the tire size from a 2.6" into something like a 2.3 or even smaller.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 03:31:54 UTC No. 141843
>>141818
No you don't have to change wheelsets. But your side knobs may be less on the edges and more on the middle of your contact patch if you have a wide rim 40-30mm and a skinny tire (<2.2) likewise a similar problem can occur with having a wide tire on a narrow rim, but most people don't complain about having more room to lean the bike over. They only complain when the front let's go first due to lean angle.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 05:49:26 UTC No. 141850
>>141848
After over a decade of mountain biking I started riding road for the first time ever after losing my license for having $50 of weed in my car, and I was shocked… at how right I was to judge road riding without ever trying it, holy fuck is it boring. Going up hills easily and hitting aerodynamic top speeds is pretty neat but that’s about as exciting as it gets
Maybe I need to shuttle a road ride and go down a mountain
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 08:11:41 UTC No. 141861
>>141850
Try tackling some big boy climbs/descents (~200 meters of climbing over ~75km is nothing). Also try upping that speed, 23km/h is literally a cafe ride.
A lot of the fun of road biking is going fast and pushing your body to its limits.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 08:13:40 UTC No. 141862
>>141859
If you have the money for one, you already are.
Hard tails are only for the poor, people who race XC, or those who think agressive hardtails are actually fun.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 08:48:21 UTC No. 141863
>>141859
>Will I ever be worthy of riding a full suspension?
In order to be worthy of riding a full suspension, the council has determined that you must destroy at least 2 (two) rims on your hardtail by riding it beyond its intended limits. Better get to it, anon.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 11:07:13 UTC No. 141873
Finally bleed my rear brake after 8 months due to wandering bite point. Guess it was poorly done bc the bite point was waayyy worse. I only realized at the trail. Almost ate shit several times as what I usually pull wasn't enough to even slow down.
After reading a youtube comment, I filled a syringe with the my mineral oil, put the finger on the tip and pulled back to sort of get a vaccum. The amount of bubbles that came out...
Now, should I heat up the oil in the kitchen to get rid of the microscopic bubbles?
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 13:43:22 UTC No. 141886
>>141859
If you can afford one you are worthy. Or just buy used,
I did the math for servicing my cane creek helm and even if I wanted to it's around $210 to do a full service in rebuild kits, lowers, air spring, and damper. One special tool to take the damper apart and one bottle of motorex damper 2.5w fork oil. That and after each service it's going to cost me $130 for all the kits. So this means that it's just easier to drive the 1.5 hrs to Hendersonville or Find Your Line and get the factory service for $200
Cane creek is probably one of the worst value brands to service. And surprisingly despite cane creek not selling any of the service kits besides lowers service. All of the others and tools are available on Walmarts Website.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:41:56 UTC No. 141907
>>141861
Cafes are for femboys though why do I give a shit what my rides cute lil nickname is
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 18:27:48 UTC No. 141932
>>141861
Road riding is like doing crossfit and claiming its a sport. Its training, not a sport
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:46:06 UTC No. 141953
>>141846
It was a good ride but much muddier than expected. Today I took out the trail bike, tomorrow I take out the enduro.
>>141848
Road rides are great. You go fast as fuck and make cagers seethe when you catch up to them.
>>141859
Yeah when you have at least $5k in your checking account or a high limit on your credit card. Go big or go home.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:25:48 UTC No. 142043
>>142023
>The soil here is all clay and and still like peanutbutter till the end of may because of melting snow
>Riding on it like this is a huge disrespect to the trail builders because the ruts are a huge pain in the ass to deal with when they dry out
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:48:05 UTC No. 142046
>>142043
Don’t forget, they do it for free
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:37:48 UTC No. 142051
>>142043
It's been like that the past 4 months, that's why I've been riding a lot this weekend since it's finally rideable.
>>142046
> park requires day pass or annual pass to ride
> nobody checks for passes but I still buy an annual pass to support the trails
> they STILL want me to come volunteer
hell no, I'll donate my money, or my time, but not both. I'm still waiting for that new flow trail to be completed. I was riding out there on a dig day and I saw that one of them is a cute girl but there is no chance I'm volunteering a weekend to simp for some girl I know nothing about that is guaranteed to already be married to some other dude there.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:09:12 UTC No. 142057
>>142043
How I pity calicucks. The clay on the east coast is peanut butter after a rainstorm, but here it dries out after 1-6 days of good weather.
Also the first lift Access Bikepark in CA is going to make bank if they open the trails in the mud. West coasties around that park will be better mud riders than anyone from the UK
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:28:54 UTC No. 142058
>>142057
>Also the first lift Access Bikepark in CA is going to make bank if they open the trails in the mud
There are a lot of them here but they're all ski lifts in the winter. With all the snow they got this season, they're extending the ski season to the end of July. Bike park season may not even happen this year since they take some time to convert the equipment to handle bikes and build the trails
The good news is that we're getting a proper one built in a place that isn't supposed to get snow and it's way closer to where I live. This one will never be a ski lift
https://www.mbosc.org/blog/gilroy-h
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:16:00 UTC No. 142077
>>142047
>>142057
>niggerfornia
Even worse, I'm from southern onterrible in cucknada. My options right now are drive for 2 hours to some boring (even by onterrible standards) xc trails that are made from sand, or drive 8+ hours to quebec or northern onterrible. I seriously cannot wait to be out of this hellhole
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:50:12 UTC No. 142094
>>142058
Yeah those are the best. So far we have two bike parks where they are open all year round in the southeast. We are going to get another summer park eventually as a ski resort near pigeon forge was bought by some new owners and they said that there is going to be mountain biking there eventually. It also helps that the areas economy heavily depends on tourism so there isn't much resistance if any to building a Bikepark/tourist trap
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:54:38 UTC No. 142137
>>142077
Consider suicide. It's the right option for you.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:34:07 UTC No. 142143
>>142077
I honestly just would quit MTB if I lived where you do, its not worth it at that point. go play soccer, or guns, or motocross. cross country skiing, or snomobiling, just something where you don't have to drive 8 hours to even have a little fun, that's ridiculous.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:06:11 UTC No. 142172
>>142043
i own a dirt jumper for the express purpose of riding around town like a delinquent when the trails are wet.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:11:16 UTC No. 142173
>>141783
i'll have the Profile Elite, my good man.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:17:34 UTC No. 142184
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:19:44 UTC No. 142199
>>142137
Better than being a toronto townie desu. The govenment here may be onto something with their suicide program
>>142140
>>142143
It's not that bad here once the trails dry up enough, the sandy spot is the only place to ride rn because of the melting snow. This purgatory period where there isn't enough snow to ski but trails aren't rideable is hell though.
>>142148
Closest one to me is about an hour away and it's still closed anyways. There are some good unsanctioned trails near me with bigger features, but they're too wet still.
>>142172
Pretty based idea, but riding around this suburban hellscape is a recipe for getting run over by a wine mom in an suv
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:44:11 UTC No. 142220
Does anybody else have a problem with events/parks/marketing using the term "hero dirt" too often? I've always considered "hero dirt" to be when a particular trail is at its peak condition surface/grip/moisture wise, so that you can do your best run and get PBs or high placings etc. But then I see the term used basically to describe anything. An Enduro event in a park a few weeks ago with heavily clay based soil that doesn't get a lot of sun and takes weeks to dry out and stays SUPER slippery until it does, they made a post a few days out from the event like "it's been raining all week but the forecast for race day is sunny so we are expecting hero dirt for all you competitors..." And I'm reading it like "wtf that place will be barely ridable nobodies gonna be putting a fast time down there this weekend"
Am I just confused with the meaning of the term here? Does hero dirt literally just mean dirt, and has nothing to do with trail conditions?
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:51:27 UTC No. 142251
you’re not even racing that event are you
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:28:43 UTC No. 142394
>>142251
No, too wet. Not for me.
Anonymous at Fri, 5 May 2023 18:31:08 UTC No. 144992
Ok, so I bought a mtn bike last season, rode the shit out of it, replaced some parts and things were good for a while. Now suddenly after a bit, and a lot of fucking troubleshooting, I cannot for the LIFE of me figure out what is causing this ratcheting clicking sound under heavy load.
>replaced rear hanger
>replaced rear shifter cable after fucking it up
>replaced rear derailleur (chain is routed through pulleys properly)
>cleaned shit
>lubed shit (muc-off dry lube (banana))
>chain (2x9) is not worn to .75 worn rate
everything shifts correctly, the gears are all indexed properly, nothing seems to be hitting the front derailleur. When I got the bike upside down/hanging right-side up and I pedal through all gears (2x9 so all 9 on both high and low front gear) everything sounds smooth and shifts great. When I hold the breaks and try to apply pressure to the drive train, no sounds. When I get on the bike and ride it non-crazily, everything sounds good. As soon as I hit a hill or put a fuckton of power down on the pedals, I get this weird ratcheting/clicking/grinding (almost like a ratcheting wrench sound) sound that is more prominent in lower/higher torque gears but is present in all gears. It sounds like the chain is rubbing against something, but I can't find it.
Key take-away is that this only happens under extreme load. I'm feeling extremely retarded and I refuse to go to LBS.