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Are you a moutain biker? |
Yes, I mountain bike at least a few times a month |
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Yes, I mountain mike several times a year |
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Yes, I mountain bike a few times a year |
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Not too often, but I enjoy moutain biking |
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No, not a moutain biker |
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I am a mountain unicycler |
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You did not list my option! |
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touron Member
Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 10293 | TRs | Pics Location: Plymouth Rock |
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Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:14 pm
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Are you a moutain biker?
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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NacMacFeegle Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Posts: 2653 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
I certainly like to bicycle, but I'm not sure if you'd count me as a mountain biker.
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:56 pm
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Yes, like a lot of people I can't pin myself down to one human powered mountain sport as they are all so much fun!.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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happy heathen Goonies never die
Joined: 09 Mar 2014 Posts: 65 | TRs | Pics Location: Gig Harbor Washington. |
I recently picked the sport back up after a five year break due to health. Today's 29ers are faster and more forgiving. Bought a specialized stump jumper fsr. 5 inch travel and under thirty lbs.
I spent three hours jamming at Banner forest today and loved every second.
"The mountains are calling and I must go" John Muir
"The mountains are calling and I must go" John Muir
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tmatlack Member
Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 2854 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:13 am
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I like waiting for low/minus tides at the ocean. Ride road into wind as far as I like or access roads allow. Ride to beach. Ride hard pack sand downwind back to car. Zooming in and out of pools. DO NOT RIDE THROUGH THE RIVULETS OR POOLS! The sandy water will foul your bearings/chain etc. A less knobby tire may help "floatation" i.e. tires cutting into sand and stalling.
Tom
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16097 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
Fat bikes in the snow are really fun
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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goinbigg17 Member
Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 221 | TRs | Pics Location: Kent/Covington |
The smile on my face gets bigger after every trip out on my mountain bike. Went from 29" to 27.5" this year and haven't been happier. The 29 was just to big for my shorter frame
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:28 am
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I am waiting for the 28.125"ers to come out.
I tried the 28.575" and the tires felt about .450 to big.
just poking fun at the industry...
Apparently I am a dinosaur as I still ride a 26"er
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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33teeth Member
Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 420 | TRs | Pics
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33teeth
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:39 am
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Schenk wrote: | I am waiting for the 28.125"ers to come out.
I tried the 28.575" and the tires felt about .450 to big.
just poking fun at the industry...
Apparently I am a dinosaur as I still ride a 26"er |
I'm with you. Even my friends in the industry are amused by it. I guess if people feel like their 26" rides are obsolete maybe they'll replace them. I'm pretty happy with mine
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:15 am
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Weird that 700C is now marketed as 29" cuz the wire bead diameter is actually slightly smaller than the obsolete 27x1-1/4. Only in the weird world of MTB marketing is 27>29
26" (559mm) wheels became the original MTB norm because the MTB thing happened in the U.S. Had MTBs started in Europe, 650B (aka 27.5") would likely have been the norm from the start. I won't be surprised if 650B eventually becomes the MTB norm. 650B used to be the standard Euro continental touring wheel size. (For too long UK stubbornly stuck to its own standards, e.g., 27x1-1/4, Whitworth, British Standard, until it decided to join the rest of the world.)
IMO, 650B is the more logical standard wheel size for MTBs. In 1980 I built a tandem frame for 650B and rode it across the U.S. For whatever reason, 650B fell out of favor and is now making a comeback. I'm currently making a few touring frames and considered going 650B but there aren't many available 650B road tires so I'm building them all for 700C.
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NacMacFeegle Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Posts: 2653 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
I prefer biking on roads and bikepaths, I don't really enjoy biking on trails. However, I do like biking in the mountains, especially on abandoned backroads, so I suppose I am technically a mountain biker.
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DigitalJanitor Dirt hippie
Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 792 | TRs | Pics
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Hellz to the YEAH. I may be slow and puny and wind up hiking my share with the bike anyway, but I see all kinds of great things and my dinged up knees/back/hips don't complain nearly as much afterward.
Or you can really go insane and combine backpacking with mountain biking. Where you end up walking some silly things anyway, lol....
Husby decided that dirtbag mashup wasn't enough so he's added a packable fishing pole to to the mix. Fishing Deadman Lake MSH in our local shop jersey just a couple weeks ago.
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codgerhiker Member
Joined: 12 May 2011 Posts: 31 | TRs | Pics
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Haven't used my bike in the mountains (yet) but the idea of cutting down the walk on a semi-closed access road is appealing. I have a cheap hardtail MTB that I use to commute to work daily. That's daily as in every single work day. When snow or ice make the traction poor I switch to my recumbent trike (the trike is a heavy mother effer, I much prefer two wheels). My 65 year old knees would much rather I bike than hike....
Bugs Bunny is who we want to be, Daffy Duck is who we are - Chuck Jones
Bugs Bunny is who we want to be, Daffy Duck is who we are - Chuck Jones
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7754 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:40 am
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I take a skinny-tire road bike into the mountains and have a blast. So: maybe. I've been wanting to get a dedicated MTB for trail riding, but it hasn't been a priority.
Yesterday I did the Stehekin Valley Road on a rental.
On the way to Stevens Pass Lake Wenatchee Blewett Pass Highway Teanaway River Road Tumwater Canyon A long way from home The scenery was nice Icicle Road Chinook Pass Diablo Lake North Cascades Highway
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Redwic Unlisted Free Agent
Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 3292 | TRs | Pics Location: Going to the Prom(inence) |
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Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:32 am
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My option is not listed.
No, I do not consider myself to be a mountain biker.
Yes, I own a mountain bike.
Anymore, I mostly only take my bike on trips which involve long distances along forest roads or non-motorized access... and I am usually seen pushing the bike uphill while coasting downhill. The coasting downhill definitely saves time.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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