Mountain biking?

[WarShrike]

Anybody here do much mountain biking on the side? I hit the trails from time to time. We've got some just a few blocks away, but nothing truly mountainous as I live in northern Texas where it is flat as can be

I use a Cannondale Jekyll 900SL, needs a new crank and bottom bracket though as it has been seeing daily use as my commuter.

Whatcha got!?

[VKCOMMO]

i used to love hitting trails on my FELT MTB, until someone stole it from my house, now the cops that is investigating it is on light duties cause he hurt his ankle and the cop that it was reassignet to is sick.

im going to be getting a charge blender mid soon

[Jesterarts]

I try to get out to the trails at Arthurs Seat.

Its a bit tricky because I need a mate with a ute to get the bike up there so I don't get out there as often as I would like.

Oh, I have a 2003 Da Bomb Mindbomb frame, 2006 Marzocchi FRIII fonts, 2008 Marzocchi TST R 9.5x3 rear with a 450lb spring. and Hayes HFX-9 hydrolic brakes.







Cheers

[WarShrike]

Nice! I just put it in the back of my Firebird and go. Gotta love hatchbacks w/ roomy rear decks!

[Jesterarts]

Yeah, you're luck...

Me, not so much, you've seen my little car... and I would need to get roof racks for it that I can put the bike on without removing the front wheel as it has a 20mm front axle and is a pain in the arse to remove. lol

[greenfoam]

I used to go riding with my mates through the forest/tracks/bush often but now they are all married/gay/given up so I just use it for transport to mix up driving a bit . I don't have anything ridiculous like that thos ^ it's a hardtail cross country bike, weighs about 10.0kgs

[VTvoodoo]

ive just got a entry level scott hardtail , that ive been meaning to hit afew trails with, but for now, i ride to work, mind u, with all the roadworks on the way, its mainly off road lol

[azkwazere]

Yeah head out a fair bit.. mostly to red hill or the you yangs

Building up a dedicated down hill but for the moment im riding a KMS... gonna get a giant alias off a mate and then i can do some more cross-country. In training for the 100km otway odessey next year.

aZk.

[MasterOfReality]

I go a fair bit up here in Brisbane.

Mt Cootha and Daisy Hill are the usual spots for me.

I ride a 2004 Avanti Barracuda XC. Awesome bike, light frame is made in New Zealand and all the componentry is Specialized and Shimano.

Cops an absolute hiding as I do downhill with it but it still rides the same the day I bought it.

[WarShrike]

I mostly commute on mine now as my car has been down since June. Temps are starting to dip down in the 0*C range in the mornings so it's getting harder to ride my usual commute of 12km especially when the winds get up to 60kph + gusts here as there's nothing to stop it on the plains.

I've enjoyed it up to this point though, I usually cruise around 32kph and my max sprinting is limited by the gears to about 56kph (can't keep that up long though unless I'm drafting a bus). Love passing the posers on their $2000+ road bikes and their spandex as I am loaded down with a backpack and gear wearing cargo shorts and a t-shirt

[old mate]

i've had a few bikes over the last few years, stayed loyal to the one brand though.

originally got a mongoose grand marquis, but i broke the frame in half haha o well

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...94617_5800.jpg

then they sent me a new frame, mongoose teocali super, was more of an all mountain frame, but with such heavy components from the grand marquis, it was hard to go uphill. but that bike got knocked off out of my shed one night

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...94618_6047.jpg

so then i got a new bike off insurance, got another 'goose, this time a black diamond triple. havent been able to get out and use it was much as i would like due to uni atm, but i have sessioned up mt stromlo in canberra a couple of times. bit of a drive but was worth it.

i'll put a photo up of it soon.

got a road bike too, a felt ft-90 i think, entry level with tiagra groupset. does the job just for a training bike, might fill the frame full of lead balls to make it heavier to ride, just for something different haha.

[WarShrike]

Ah, I think I can post pics now! How it currently sits.



Yes, those are slicks! Love the lower rolling resistance for the 12km commute to work!

[old mate]

that would make it so much easier to pedal on the roads. do car drivers hate cyclists heaps over where you are or is it just over here?

[WarShrike]

Oh, they hate us plenty.

There's no real bike lanes here in this town, the US is pretty lax about that. Cyclists have to risk it with using a lane or hug the gutter and hope to not get mirrored by a large truck.

I do my best to go at a good speed, there's times I'm matching the speed of the vehicles so the pain of getting swatted by a mirror isn't as great lol!

[Exidor]

I get along the Dandenong Creek Trail with my
trusty XC hardtail during the warmer months.
Getting sick of dodging kamakaze kids on trail
& monkey bikes though. Would also like to see
the dogs that are being exercised along the
creek to be on a leash!
Too many near misses and one too many stacks.
Don't get me started on the horses.......

[jules]

got a cheapo Norco Bushpilot that has earned its value, given it an absolute beating. i ride to work in it so most parts have been replaced, currently upgrading the forks to cheapo RockShox and putting on a front disc, 9 spd. upgrade, clipless pedals, new wheels.

it's cheaper to mod your bike than your car

[VKCOMMO]

Frame: Charge Blender - Sanko Japanese Cro mo Tubing
Size: One size - 15" ST- 21.7" TT
Colour: Gold Galvanised
Fork: Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 3, 100mm travel, preload adjust, hydraulic damping
Brakes: Tektro Auriga Comp Hydraulic Disc brakes
Levers: Tektro Auriga Comp Hydraulic
Headset: FSA TH 877
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt 31.8 40mm reach
Handle bar: Truvativ Hussefelt 31.8 50mm rise
Grips: Charge Sponge Grips (locking) Grey
Shift Levers: SRAM X-4
Front Derailleur: -
Rear Derailleur: Sram SX-4
Chain Wheel: Truvativ Ruktion 1.1 36T
Crankset: Truvativ Ruktion 1.1 36T*170L
Cassette: SRAM PG-850 8-speed 12-23T
Pedal: Truvativ Holzfeller (white)
BB: Truvativ Howitzer
Rims: Sun Rhyno Lite XL 32H
Tires: Kenda Small Block - Eight 2.35 front - Short Tracker 2.1 rear
Front Hub: Joy Tech Disc 32h Black
Rear Hub: Joy Tech 32h Black 8sp/135mm
Saddle: Charge Spoon (White)
Seatpost: Micro adjust Alloy - Black 27.2mm
Seat Clamp: Single Bolt

Charge. A bicycle company.

this is what im going for when the cops decide to officially give up on looking and the insurance can be processed

[old mate]

hmm, you should run singlespeed on that thing, get rid of that derailler which easily gets bent in a stack.

[Lano]

I've got a $120 K-Mart special (that's all I was willing to spend, as I wanted something I wasn't afraid to break)
Normally ride it along the Eastlink paths for exercise, go to Gippsland to ride downhill through the bush; or Koala Park (10km N of Ballarat) to ride along the walking tracks.

[andyman]

ive got 2010 DiamondBack ZETEC Deore, all shimano deore parts, tektro hydraulic brakes, wtb seat etc etc

nice and smooth, handles anything i throw at it

[old mate]

love the colour coded drink bottle mate.

my frame doesn't have anywhere to mount a bottle cage

[andyman]

haha the bottle colour is pure luck more than anything lol, its just a bike shop branded special lol

[WarShrike]

Got rid of my bottle cage, went straight to a 2L camelbak, gets hot here in Texas.

[old mate]

yeah camelbacks are the go, and you can carry your spares in the bag that they make too. thats what i use when attemting to do some xc on a freeride bike haha.

this is what my bike is, just i have a bash guard on the front chainring.



i cant seem to get the rear shock set right for my weight, riding style, might get a non-air shock.

[ryda921]

ive got a derelikt type three 2009 bought it for $1300 brand new and i have changed nearly every part on the bike
custom rear wheel changed to single speed new cranks and bottom bracket handle bars and stem got new brakes jucy sevens then took them off so now ride brakeless new forks and new front rim and seat but atm shes out of order i have to get another crankset and sproket

dirt jumps and skateparks ftw hate it at skate parks when people are like u dont belong here then you play them in a game and they lose its like suck on those eggs :P