How many people here ride mountain bikes?

stumpyjr · #1 04-03-2020, 04:33 PM

How many people here ride mountain bikes along side road/gravel/cross?

I mostly ride mountain bikes but also race single speed cross.

fmradio516 · #2 04-03-2020, 04:55 PM

I WAS a road only guy for the past 12-13 years, two years ago, got into mountain biking. now im all mountain bike pretty much. Still do road rides, just not as much as i used to.

Wish i got into it a loooong time ago.

pdmtong · #3 04-03-2020, 05:00 PM

We do - XC, tech single track, single blacks at lift-assisted Northstar-at-Tahoe and tandem.

tell me more about that indoor stunt park - I have always wanted to ride one of those.

At this point everything about my full-susp mtb is wrong (wheels, axles, drivetrain) but the dirt doesn't know my bike is obsolete. That;s ok, it's time for a new ride once we get through the obvious.

The ECdM below is still a blast (6' front, 4" rear, 203/185 six piston hopes, DUC32 24mm thru-axle really stiffens up the front wheel line)

stumpyjr · #4 04-03-2020, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fmradio516

I WAS a road only guy for the past 12-13 years, two years ago, got into mountain biking. now im all mountain bike pretty much. Still do road rides, just not as much as i used to.

Wish i got into it a loooong time ago.

Id gets quite addicting

First it starts with one mtb, then two , then three , N+1

pdmtong · #5 04-03-2020, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by stumpyjr

Id gets quite addicting
First it starts with one mtb, then two , then three , N+1

I'd rather ride dirt than road any day. But then again I would rather windsurf than ride dirt. But I've ridden road more the last years due to time and access. need to change that.

stumpyjr · #6 04-03-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pdmtong

We do - XC, tech single track, single blacks at lift-assisted Northstar-at-Tahoe and tandem.

tell me more about that indoor stunt park - I have always wanted to ride one of those.

At this point everything about my full-susp mtb is wrong (wheels, axles, drivetrain) but the dirt doesn't know my bike is obsolete. That;s ok, it's time for a new ride once we get through the obvious.

The ECdM below is still a blast

That tandem looks pretty cool! I have yet to see one quite like that besides a turner frankin bike from bikemag.

That indoor park is Rays MTB Park in cleveland Ohio. Very fun place, I will try to find some pictures of the features they have. Indoor places like that are a great way to progress skills quickly.

William · #7 04-03-2020, 05:06 PM

Mmmmm, dirt...and rocks!

W.

junkfood · #8 04-03-2020, 05:06 PM

I love to MTB! I only have one trail system that is within riding distance from my house and it does not respond well to moisture. The next closest is around a 40 minute drive away. That leaves me riding road much more often.

Jake

stumpyjr · #9 04-03-2020, 05:07 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqCioZvswx4

This video shows the indoor park quite well

stumpyjr · #10 04-03-2020, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by William

Mmmmm, dirt...and rocks!

W.

Details on that frame? Also, where is that picture taken? looks familiar to a local trail to me

stumpyjr · #11 04-03-2020, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by junkfood

I love to MTB! I only have one trail system that is within riding distance from my house and it does not respond well to moisture. The next closest is around a 40 minute drive away. That leaves me riding road much more often.

Jake

The trails by me do not respond well to moisture either. With this virus ordeal I tend to ride the local trails more than road at the moment.

pdmtong · #12 04-03-2020, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by stumpyjr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqCioZvswx4This video shows the indoor park quite well

Fun place. I could see spending a lot of time there. How is it priced? By the hour? What's really great is there is very little penalty (example: crashing or falling hard into a jagged pile of granite) for making a mistake.

jimcav · #13 04-03-2020, 05:21 PM

I have a neck issue that prevent road cycling position, but the upright MTB position is fine.

MTB was my 1st love of riding, and then commuting after 9/11 got me really into road bikes. I think I had 14 at one time (4-5 built built).

I have 3 MTB, was about to sell 2 when the Covid stuff started. Hope to get another once I sell those 2. Two is one and one is none, as I liked to say during my navy days.

joosttx · #14 04-03-2020, 05:24 PM

An XC hardtail is the only bike I own currently. I have a gravel bike on order to be delivered in May. I do not plan on owning another road bike ever.

stumpyjr · #15 04-03-2020, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pdmtong

Fun place. I could see spending a lot of time there. How is it priced? By the hour? What's really great is there is very little penalty (example: crashing or falling hard into a jagged pile of granite) for making a mistake.

It was $30 a day, or $50 for a 2 day pass. They have a fleet of rental bikes ranging from plus sized hardtails, to dirt jumpers, to bmx bikes. Rental bikes are $15 a day if I remember correctly. Not to mention they are specc'd nicely with profile racing components.