Any mountain bikers on this board?

[Spreedizzle 1]

HAHAHA.....the look like Brothas from different Mothas. ;)

Nice lookin NRS too.

Congrats on the well rounded family.

[Too Old 1]

HAHAHA.....the look like Brothas from different Mothas. ;)

Nice lookin NRS too.

Congrats on the well rounded family.

Thanks, love the Giant c/f stuff as you can tell. Just went on a short 6 mile checkout ride. Very nice ride compared to the old aluminum frame, wow. Pretty certain that I'll have a whole lot more inspiration to ride the road bike now. Just need to clear out that trusty old R700 and XtC DS1 stuff. Got a Blackburn carbon fiber frame pump too since the old one is too large to fit this smaller compact frame. Moved the black skewer parts to the back and then moved the white ones up front after painting them silver to match the fork dropouts.

[Too Old 1]

Swapped out the AC CR-350 wheelset (yes... it's for sale!) and put on Shimano Dura-Ace WH 7850-C24-CL carbon fiber clinchers. Also a Garmin Edge 500 with cadence/HR. Waiting for the neutral color head unit to arrive so I can swap it out with the blue one. Pretty cool using the Garmin and Google Earth to show post-ride info which can be recorded/downloaded. New wheels ride very nicely to say the least. Found them on eBay for a great price brand new in the box/bags.

[jeffw 1]

Aight, enough of this road bike bs, this is a mtb thread :P

Time to ride!

My boy joined me for a ride

[Too Old 1]

Lol, hey, I did have the NRS out this weekend too! :P :D Just had to limit where I rode since we've had so much rain/flooding many trails are under water right now, argh. I actually ride the mtb much more than the road bike. ;)

ps, lol @ the ESC key!

[AnthonyJTa 0]

Did my first charity ride last weekend.... 2 days/150 miles from Quincy MA, to Provincetown MA and I have to admit, I'm hooked. I just joined a local riding club, and now I just need to get back into serious "slimming down" mode, and save up for a bike upgrade.

[Hazard14 0]

Does anyone here do any track or fixed-gear riding?

[legiahockey 3]

just got back into riding after 2 years not touching a bike. first time ever on a trail today. loved every second of it. im addicted!best 300 bucks i ever spent. my bike and a few trail shots.

[Hazard14 0]

Heres a quick pic of my current fixed gear track bike

Frame is a Leader 725tr

[saba 0]

I don't but there is a guy on my team who is trying to get a few of us to try it over the winter. They do lots of track somewhere outside of Philly and he mentions Texas alot. To me cost of travel+bike might have me considering cyclocross this winter/fall before track. Sean is our track guy and can dig up his email if you like

http://www.artemisracing.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=203&Itemid=43

Does anyone here do any track or fixed-gear riding?

[Hazard14 0]

I don't but there is a guy on my team who is trying to get a few of us to try it over the winter. They do lots of track somewhere outside of Philly and he mentions Texas alot. To me cost of travel+bike might have me considering cyclocross this winter/fall before track. Sean is our track guy and can dig up his email if you like

http://www.artemisracing.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=203&Itemid=43

Always wanted to try cyclocross.

Nah, you dont need to get me his email or anything, thanks though. Theres a velodrome thats not too far away from me, and I'm really considering joining their cycling club and getting into it. Maybe start doing some Cat 5 races.

[saba 0]

Know thy self, your limits, and CPR. I was on this trail walking my aussie a couple of hours after this totally unaware of what went down. Could not shake the feeling of dread on my training ride today....sad

http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19136

[fastbrother7 0]

I'm building this DJ:

[AIREAYE 248]

anybody been to Hardwood Hills near Barrie, Ontario?

[patr0510 0]

anybody been to Hardwood Hills near Barrie, Ontario?

Live about 30 mins from the place. What would you like to know about it?

Well, the time has come. I have decided to jump into the world of road bikes. It comes as I prepare for my first ever triathlon attempt, taking place next summer. Therefore, I need to purchase a road bike and figure out all the quirks of it and start training on it.

I have rode mountain bikes my whole life, and thus, know NOTHING about road bikes. If anyone can steer (pun intended) me in the right direction in terms of new/used, size, speeds, materials... well everything, that would be greatly appreciated.

I have always truly admired road riding, and really look forward to getting on the pavement and putting all my thoughts behind me and going for a serious ride.

Thanks a bunch, guys.

[crispy92 14]

just out of curiosity, what is the cheapest dj bike i could get or do you know of any good sites for dj bikes. im not looking to get to big into mountain biking yet but id like to find something relatively cheap to get started on

[saba 0]

craiglist is your friend. Another good site would be pinkbike. I have seen some killer deals at Jenson USA lately

[crispy92 14]

ive heard of pink bike and for craigslist its hard to find any good mountain bikes, especially dj's. im not very knowledgeable of mountain bikes. What should a low end bike run me about.

[saba 0]

Mtbr.com has a nice classified section. Ridemonkey http://www.ridemonkey.com/classifieds/ is another good place to start. In biking you get what you pay for. I would be less concerned over frame brand then what the bike is specd with. IMHO LX, Sram X9 is the furthest down the line I would purchase. Also putting money into a decent wheelset is worth it. Most folks will tell you $500, I would around the $1K mark to get something that is solid, well speced, and not in need to of too much upgrade(and you will if you ride it enough). Think of it is buying right the first time so you can spend more time on the trails then in the bike shop

God I love it when I'm picking up a patch kit or something small in a Performance and someone brings in their DB $395 bike and the mechanic tells them 3 weeks till they get the bike back....I being of mean spirit just want to point at both the owner and wrench and laugh and laugh and laugh.

This years bikes will be on closeout soon, visit your LBS and make an offer most they can do is say no. Most shops are struggling in this economy and most reasonable offers will not get you kicked out the shop.

[AnthonyJTa 0]

Hey guys, Just curious... anyone ever hear of Fezzari bikes? I heard a recent review on a podcast. They do a "custom fit" process based on specific measurments, and sell direct online.

The prices seem pretty nice for what the frames are equipped with... I just feel leery ordering sight-unseen.

[fastbrother7 0]

Im just getting into MTBing so I dont get hockeyed out ( 3 adult teams I play on, plus 1 youth comp team I coach )I have a DJ i just built:

Revell Bikes 450R

and Im working on a DH as well:

Transition Dirtbag

Im in AK so Ill get to ride for about 2 more months or so, time permitting.

[Fire Walker 22]

Anybody have any feedback on a Giant Trance X2. This is the bike I am leaning towards getting. Have read good reviews on mtbr.com, looking for more first hand info. Here's the only pic of a 2011 I could find. Trance X2

[fastbrother7 0]

Both my bikes are finished:

Transition Dirtbag

(the steerer tube was cut earlier this week on my DJer)

[saba 0]

Looking good some pics of the slopes/trails would be cool.

[fastbrother7 0]

Looking good some pics of the slopes/trails would be cool.

Yeah, Im working on it. Its getting pretty chilly up here plus Im busy as all hell so I havent had much time to get with someone to take some pics with me on the bike while riding:( Here are some updated pics of my dirt jumper though:

Cut steerer tube, new crown cap ( gold, naturally lol ), ODI bar end caps, white brake caliper and lever ( used the other grey one for my DH and just bought a match for it )and chain tensioners. I also added a set of higher rise bars ( 50mm rise Holzfellers ) since these pics as well.