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McTaggart:
--- Quote from: Phil73805 on 04 Jun 2008, 00:27 ---What the hell did I do before I discovered mountain biking :-) weeell sat on my ass in front of the computer on the inter wub, that's what.
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How did you get into it? Because it looks like one hell of a alot of fun. Was it just a case of googling local clubs and then rocking up all 'Hi I'm skinny and unfit but have no fear of injury and would like to give this a shot'?
Phil73805:
--- Quote from: McTaggart on 05 Jun 2008, 00:52 ---
--- Quote from: Phil73805 on 04 Jun 2008, 00:27 ---What the hell did I do before I discovered mountain biking :-) weeell sat on my ass in front of the computer on the inter wub, that's what.
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How did you get into it? Because it looks like one hell of a alot of fun. Was it just a case of googling local clubs and then rocking up all 'Hi I'm skinny and unfit but have no fear of injury and would like to give this a shot'?
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Nope, it was a friend of mine who was well into it. I said 'hi, I'm fat and unfit and I need a workout that doesn't bore me into a coma, I'm also terrified of injury' and he said 'tee hee, have you thought about mountain biking, it's very mellow :evil: ' . Slowly but surely I've built up the guts to do jumps and dropoffs and developed the skills. Cross country riding can be as extreme as you like, or not. It's about what you enjoy. There's something very special about being amongst nature rather than the urban jungle I usually inhabit and there's something very very special about scaring seven kinds of shit out of yourself going off a six foot drop :D Give it a shot dude, explore the world of MTB you'll never be the same again!
--- Quote from: crohnsy on 04 Jun 2008, 17:02 ---cool man enduros are nice bikes. I've heard of chicksands before, I am a huge fan of the Earthed series of vids. One day I would like to make my way across the pond and see what its like over there. My three main bikes atm are my Santa Cruz Bullit for DH, Santa Cruz Cameleon for xc, am, dj, 4x/whatever and I just got a new Cannondale SuperSix at the start of the season for my road riding efforts ^^.
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That's some serious bike you're riding! Santa Cruz DH rigs are really outstanding. As for road riding, I don't do it, none of the fun of cross country and the added danger of blind dumbass drivers!
onewheelwizzard:
If anyone wants proof that unicycling is way cooler than biking, view the following videos. (Warning: those particularly susceptible to having their mind blown should be cautious.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uPznTbus3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBgFz4m46U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EiOkoEee0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj1sH6t3gwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hXgo1gtvPg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJZVHkhm-M
OK I'll stop now.
(20-mile ride tomorrow! I'm pumped.)
Dissy:
Today, is not off to the best of days. I missed the bus, so I ran home and grabbed my bike, and biked off to work. First, I hear a grinding noise and discover that my gera-shifter is bent, so I click it down to the lowest gear, and spun my legs uncontrollably with out gaioning any momentum (curse you hills). I turn to get back onto the bike path, and a car parks in the bike lane in front of me, while another blocks the entrance. I am forced to come to a complete to stop, turn into the traffic lane, get around the car, and stop again to get around the blocked entrance. After I sto the second time, a car bumps my back tire, and I'm sent sprawling to my hands and knees. The guy gets out an apologizes. I just frown, take stock of my bike (nothing is bent or broken) tell him I'm fine, and take off on the bike, all the while thinking "damn I'm so late." I whish I had thought of the gear shifter. I take a quick look at the time, realize how truly late I am for work, shift the gears back down, and pedal my ass off. Then the chain breaks. I'm 4 miles from work, my leg is cut, my chain is broken, and I am all kinds of pissed off.
Maybe it is time for a new bike.
greenMonkey:
Well, I just had my second crash is 3 days. I took a corner too sharply too fast, went off the road into some gravel, locked my front brake and went over the handlebars. So now my other brake hood is bent, but thankfully I don't think anything else is messed up on my bike. I've got some scrapes and my knee is pretty damn swollen, but thankfully I didn't hurt anything vital. I'm taking the bike in to the shop (for the third time in three days, they must think I'm crazy) later today to get it fixed.
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