Thread: Any mountainbikers out there?

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

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

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!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] :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...
but it does me fine for now.

cheers,
bryce

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.

Originally posted by broonski

why don't you upgrade to cross country, become a real man!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] :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 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
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 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
edit: how many bikes do you have crammed into/ onto the defender? 8O

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.

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

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!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] :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 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] [/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...

cheers,
bryce

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...