Any mountainbikers out there?

[bb7_rider]

particularly downhillers style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif if there are you wont have trouble guessing what i ride 8)
for those who dont know, heres a few pics, when shes been freshly washed style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif upgraded a few things since then such as navigator 6 piston brake for the rear to match the front one (yes 6 piston brakes on a pushie 8) ) and upgraded both wheels to deemax as well as getting a new paintjob (metallic red with a orange and a purple pearl over the top so it changes a few colours)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bb7_rider/a3fa74f7.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bb7_rider/468af3a5.jpg
and yes, those are real carbon fibre guards i had made up for the forks style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif
anyone who rides post here and let yourself be known :wink:
edit: no need to point out my front tires on back to front, thats what happens when you change tires in the pitch black the night before a race at thredbo

[WOLLAPIT85]

I'm not a rider bb7_rider but thats a mighty nice looking bit of machinery.

[Phoenix]

I'm a mountain biker, but I haven't had it out of the garage for all too long :oops:

[Ace]

I have a Diamond Back, but its nothing serious, i havent ridden it properly for years, to heavily into my 4wding. Thats one nice looking bit of kit BB7, i like. Matt

[DaveS3]

Nice man - 6 piston 8)

I just upgraded from my old Kona to a new Haro Escapr 8.3 which im pretty happy with for what I do - just got to fit a single chainring and guide and should be good for a while.

Still love my landy more though - awsome to just chuck bikes in!

Dave.

[PSI250]

i do a bit of riding, I've got a Giant Warp DS/2 its a couple of years old but it suits me fine. Just have to find some time to ride it out in the bush!!
I ride it around the streets a bit but its just not the same, too boring!

[bb7_rider]

awesome, few more than i thought style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[PCH]

Very nice piece of machinery.

I've still got my Cannondale M1000 with Manitou forks - very old now 12+ years.

I used to road race bicycles for about 5 years and did mountain biking to break up road training in the early 90's. I had a titanium Litespeed with durace ensemble.

Totally unfit now.

Chris

[D110V8D]

I used to ride alot but these days only ocasionally.

Have a Rocky Mountain Edge (my all rounder/mild downhiller) and an Avanti Hammer that I've spent heaps on upgrading with new forks XT driveline etc.

Try to get out a bit more this summer I think. Getting a bit flabby round the midriff. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[WOLLAPIT85]

Originally posted by D110V8D
Try to get out a bit more this summer I think. Getting a bit flabby round the midriff. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Gerrrr Beer style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Juz]

Nice stuff!
Am a semi-keen/serious mountain biker, more into trail/all-mountain stuff.
i have a cannondale jekyll 800, and am lucky enough to live right near royal NP for a quick spin midweek and weekends. it's a great way to spend a couple of hours!

cheers,
Juz

[LRHybrid100]

Used to cycle alot in my younger days style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

trying to get back into it - bought a Schwinn Mesa GSD last year, done abit of riding but not really fit enough to do it justice 8O

LRH

[broonski]

well, i wouldn't exactly call myself a serious mountain biker but i do ride every week!!!

i live right near wallarah national park, so i usually go for a spin through there! lots of good terrain, challenging in parts!!!

as for all you downhill-ers...

why don't you upgrade to cross country, become a real man!!! :twisted: :twisted: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif :wink:

i ride a jamis durango sport, the only additions a have are a bike computer and a rhynolite rim on the back. i haven't had the money to upgrade bike or anything else for quite a while now... :cry:
but it does me fine for now.

cheers,
bryce

[lewy110]

Nice bike bb7 rider. I rode one a few weeks ago.

I am into DH, XC and a bit of dirt jumping.

I have a kona stinky set up for downhill, that I race ever now and then and also have a 5 minute downhill track that I helped build. It was used for round 4 of the NSW state series.

I will probably upgrade the stinky next year for a craftworks.

I also have a trek fuel ex7, specialized P.2, a giant XtC 2 set up as a fully rigid singlespeed and a learsport 8500 road bike.

You could say I am into bikes a little bit.

http://www.aulro.com/albums/album-42/landy_bike_carrier.sized.jpg

[bb7_rider]

Originally posted by broonski

why don't you upgrade to cross country, become a real man!!! :twisted: :twisted: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif :wink:
no adreneline rush, if you ever get the chance get out to thredbo in the summer and try and do the dh track in sub 7 minutes style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
lewy110 the craftworks are an awesome ride i had a run on one at thredbo, chainstays are pretty long which makes them insanely stable at speed bit harder to flick around which personally i dont like but they make an awesome race machine, pretty light too at 9.8 pounds frame and shock style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif
edit: how many bikes do you have crammed into/ onto the defender? 8O

[lewy110]

We had 6 bikes and seven people.

I agree about thredbo its awesome. As for a sub 7 minute run thats flying.

My mate did a helmet cam run that took about 6.5 minutes. It some spots it looked like he was on a dirtbike.

[sclarke]

Back in the good old days i bought a Cyclocross Bike. GT ZRX..... More of a tourer was its destination....
I did the Great Vic Bike ride in 2001 and 2002.

Then i bought 2 Giant Mountain bikes, Disc brakes and front suspension. Riden mine only about 5 times in 3 years as i just dont have the time.....

Steve

[broonski]

Originally posted by bb7_rider+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bb7_rider)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-broonski

why don't you upgrade to cross country, become a real man!!! :twisted: :twisted: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif :wink:
no adreneline rush, if you ever get the chance get out to thredbo in the summer and try and do the dh track in sub 7 minutes style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif [/b][/quote]

i've seen them at it!!! :wink: i wanted to give it a go, but we had to leave to get home before i could... :cry: :cry:

cheers,
bryce

[MacMan]

I used to be into MTBs, until I realised that at my size they had to be expensive ones or they fell apart beneath me. Then I realised how much dirtbike you got for the same money. Still have a very nice treadlie that I started riding more often with Shay on a borrowed bike - then she crashed it and the interest waned...

[bb7_rider]

Originally posted by lewy110
We had 6 bikes and seven people.

I agree about thredbo its awesome. As for a sub 7 minute run thats flying.

My mate did a helmet cam run that took about 6.5 minutes. It some spots it looked like he was on a dirtbike.
went down there to race interschools in january, first practise run broke my wrist, and took the majority of skin off my right forearm there was me off for the weekend. :evil: went back again in april with a mate who ran 6:11 at interschools and he said i was about 30 seconds off his time but neither of us had a stopwatch to measure accuratly. FYI the fastest time recorded there was 5:47 by chris kovarik, now thats flying 8O

[Juz]

hi again lads,
with that downhill stuff, you guys are definitely younger than me - ie, no fear!
i got the jekyll 800 as could only afford the one machine, and it goes OK downhill (small jumps), but more an all-purpose bit of kit.
impressive times re the downhill runs at thredbo.
i have ridden some of the long firetrails down there (cascades hut etc), and might have to look at doing the down hill next time i am there with one of the RAW NRG bikes they have for hire. sounds pretty mad, but will have to update the health cover!
cheers,
Juz

[timbo]

lol, i recognise you two from when I used to browse ****in.net

love the bb7 mate. i was seriously considering buying one, but it would have to be in addition to my DMR trailstar, cause I love it too much to sell it.

[lewy110]

I think this should get the adrenaline going

http://www.scum.asn.au/Photos/Downhill/wandean_gap_2.jpeg

[broonski]

8O 8O 8O 8O

nice pic lewy110!!!

i haven't really had the chance to do anything like that...

mind you, i'd probably totally axe myself if i tried it!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

cheers,
bryce

[bb7_rider]

^ thats when the guy behind is praying the guy in front doesnt case it cause then youre both gonna die :twisted: timbo who were you on ****in?
juz if you get the chance go for it, where else do you get the opportunity to flog the CRAP outta a bike and not have to worry about fixing it when something breaks style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[timbo]

timbo = timbo style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[barney]

i'm in much the same situation as phoenix. i used to ride evry weekend around manly dam in sydney's north and now live within a stones throw of some great tracks on red hill, just near cromer on the northern beaches, but have got too fat and lazy. have a renewed conviction to get back on it after my quack told me to loose weight to get my blood pressure down. quite a few guys in the LROC also ride and have been trying to get them together to run through red hill.
i've got an old (13yr) GT tempest with some early rockshocks, carbon fibre bars, alloy evrything else. was quite a head turner in it's day, almost primitive now!

[lewy110]

I should pick this beast up on friday. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

http://www.craftworkscycles.com/images/downhill/s1_side_large.jpg

[bb7_rider]

sweet, theyre awesome bikes for the money, frames are damn light too, as light or ever lighter than a 222 8) only downfall is the wheels, should still last a while though but they will probably give up after a while, then you have an excuse to get a 721 or similar 8) hubs arnt bad just the rims are very soft

[lewy110]

Thanks for the heads up on the rims. I might hang on to my 729's that are on the stinky.

Those things are supertough.

[Pirate]

Hi guys

Yep...have been bitten by the MTB bug and am riding 2/3 times a week. The refinery I work at, is south of Perth, right on the scarp so there are a mob of us who burn up there a couple of times a week.

Following the thursday ride, it is off the the Pinjarra pub for beers, skimpy's, meat tray raffles and hot italian sausage. Gee I love thursdays.......

I prefer fast cross country tracks and fast/techincal single trail riding. I have tried some of the downhill tracks about the place but not right into it yet.

Have only been in it about 8 months and have reached the limit of the current bike, a Giant Iguana as the derailiurs, brakes, bottom bracket and suspension are crap.

Currently looking at a Santa Cruz Blur or a Specialized FSR Expert as an all-rounder, as sick of being pounded to death on the hardtail.

Got to talk the cook into letting me spend so muchn on a Bike!!!

[lewy110]

I can recommend the Trek fuel ex-7 as good all round cross country fun bike.

I have had mine since march. 4in travel front and rear.

A fair bit cheaper than a blur aswell

[bb7_rider]

Originally posted by Pirate
as sick of being pounded to death on the hardtail.
check this out, this guys a regular on ****in, 30 foot gap 30 foot drop and if you zoom in youll see its a hardtail, the guys insane, hes gonnne a fair bit bigger than this now but i cant find any pics of his recent drops

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6918/gus30x30fromside9if.th.jpg (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gus30x30fromside9if.jpg)

[lewy110]

You should try riding this. After an hour your wrists really hurt. So do the hills when you only have one gear.

http://forums.****in.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15774