Any mountain bikers?
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Mattmc74
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That was pretty awsome. You made it look so easy!
Universe74
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Wifes new bike.
Did a big DH ride today with here. First in a long time. New bike helps the stoke so she's back at it. Here is a old photo of her dropping stuff.
Did a big DH ride today with here. First in a long time. New bike helps the stoke so she's back at it. Here is a old photo of her dropping stuff.
Abhorred
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She goes bigger than me... Props to that!
[action=Abhorred]crawls back to his flat, gnarless cave.[/action]
[action=Abhorred]crawls back to his flat, gnarless cave.[/action]
Mattmc74
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Thats badass! She has bigger balls than me!Congrats on the bike! Norcos are awesome.
Mattmc74
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Bump to keep this thread alive
i have a 08 stock GT avalanche 3.0 that im itching to ride.
edit- lol just noticed your avalanche 2.0 right above my post. Nice bike
mine is the 3.0 with the old fashion vee brakes. Stock except lizard skin and more road friendly tires. Kind of wish i got the 2.0 so i could have got the lockout fork.
edit- lol just noticed your avalanche 2.0 right above my post. Nice bike
mine is the 3.0 with the old fashion vee brakes. Stock except lizard skin and more road friendly tires. Kind of wish i got the 2.0 so i could have got the lockout fork.
Mattmc74
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^ Thanks man! Yeah I really like the lock out on the forks. And this is my first bike with disc brakes as well. BIG difference in stopping power.
I need to get a street bike to ride to work this summer. The pavement destroyed a set of Kenda Nevagels for last summer. Stupid on my part
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Post some pics of your bike Cliff. And what kind of riding do you usually do?
Yeah I really like the lock out on the forks. And this is my first bike with disc brakes as well. BIG difference in stopping power.I need to get a street bike to ride to work this summer. The pavement destroyed a set of Kenda Nevagels for last summer. Stupid on my part
.Post some pics of your bike Cliff. And what kind of riding do you usually do?
i dont have any pics of it and it's in the shed which i cant get to because of the snow lol
I'm just a freeride/XC rider. Im a clyde so i gotta be careful on my bike haha
i used to be big into mtbing when i was abit younger. Had a nice KHS all done up.
Im kind of wishing i spent the extra on the cable pull disc brakes. I opted for the vee brakes because i have had them before and they are pretty reliable. I thought the disc brakes might have been trouble but i have only read good things about them.
I'm just a freeride/XC rider. Im a clyde so i gotta be careful on my bike haha
i used to be big into mtbing when i was abit younger. Had a nice KHS all done up.
Im kind of wishing i spent the extra on the cable pull disc brakes. I opted for the vee brakes because i have had them before and they are pretty reliable. I thought the disc brakes might have been trouble but i have only read good things about them.
guy_in_a_band357
just a guy in a band
Here's my bikes the 20, the 24'er, and the Big Rig.
Mattmc74
Contributor
^
because I just put one of these on lay-by and I can not wait to do some trail riding.
Mattmc74
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^ Thats a nice bike man. I bought my wife a Giant as well and she just loves it.
This is my Ride ..... the one the only KONA HEI HEI Sandvick 3-2.5 Ti frame and full shimano XTR, Nuke Proof hubs , Chris King headset.
I'm having trouble with uploading pic's.
I'm having trouble with uploading pic's.
Universe74
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Small update. Finally got back to this gap. Working on the landing...nearly done.
Winspear
Winspear // Noisemother
Awesome thread, I want to see some more of this crazy shit 
Unfortunately, the around where I like was a small jump track based around one drop in, though I don't know if I'd have the balls to do anything more
. Here's a pic fished up from google. It must be very old. This place was made around 1995, I didn't find it until I was about 11 (2002) and both the area and the jumps were fair bit larger by then. Havn't seen it for about a year now.
This pic and thread give me huge nostalgia. My and the lads spent several great summers down here around 8 hours each day from 2002 to 2006. I never got real good but remember how incredible it was when I first learnt what real air feels like after two summers stuck on the tabletops. I remember how crazy that feeling is when you really clear a jump and the bike naturally nosedives into the landing...So scary the first timeAnd the pure joy of epic crashes with little or no injury
Here's the last bike I had, nothing expensive but I love it! Not my photo - Mine has some sexy red parts and no decals.
I still own this bike but honestly can't do anything more than ride it off a curb these days Tried taking her down there in the summer of 08 with the intent of riding again, but sadly even after spending a day getting my confidence back I still could barely take my back wheel off the tabletops. I guess it's for the best - I've become a lot more safety aware since then and I guess it's not really my thing anymore
Now all the bike is used for is topless cross country riding in the summer in (failed) attempts to get a tan
Unfortunately, the around where I like was a small jump track based around one drop in, though I don't know if I'd have the balls to do anything more
. Here's a pic fished up from google. It must be very old. This place was made around 1995, I didn't find it until I was about 11 (2002) and both the area and the jumps were fair bit larger by then. Havn't seen it for about a year now. This pic and thread give me huge nostalgia. My and the lads spent several great summers down here around 8 hours each day from 2002 to 2006. I never got real good but remember how incredible it was when I first learnt what real air feels like after two summers stuck on the tabletops. I remember how crazy that feeling is when you really clear a jump and the bike naturally nosedives into the landing...So scary the first time
And the pure joy of epic crashes with little or no injury Here's the last bike I had, nothing expensive but I love it! Not my photo - Mine has some sexy red parts and no decals.
I still own this bike but honestly can't do anything more than ride it off a curb these days
Tried taking her down there in the summer of 08 with the intent of riding again, but sadly even after spending a day getting my confidence back I still could barely take my back wheel off the tabletops. I guess it's for the best - I've become a lot more safety aware since then and I guess it's not really my thing anymore Now all the bike is used for is topless cross country riding in the summer in (failed) attempts to get a tan
Mattmc74
Contributor
Small update. Finally got back to this gap. Working on the landing...nearly done.
Damn thats a big gap! Way bigger than anything I would even try!
TomParenteau
Tube & Analog Snob
This is my Ride ..... the one the only KONA HEI HEI Sandvick 3-2.5 Ti frame and full shimano XTR, Nuke Proof hubs , Chris King headset.
I'm having trouble with uploading pic's.
I raced BMX very successfully in the late '70s for 4 years. I did some mt. bike & cyclocross races after that, and got into a great freeride downhill maniac gang.
Then I got sucked in by the music scene vortex & started playing shows in bands.
I still love riding (when the weather is good--how many more hours of my life do I really need to spend cleaning bicycles?) and have a very nice 24" BMX bike. I also have a kind of GT mt. bike-turned-hybrid that is my go-to steed, and some weird ones including an ancient Schwinn that is powered by a weed-eater motor.
Yup, I'm almost 48 and I pedal to the gym. I even hit the local jumps occasionally. Catch some air, try not to get hurt too bad...
Mattmc74
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I raced BMX very successfully in the late '70s for 4 years. I did some mt. bike & cyclocross races after that, and got into a great freeride downhill maniac gang.
Then I got sucked in by the music scene vortex & started playing shows in bands.
I still love riding (when the weather is good--how many more hours of my life do I really need to spend cleaning bicycles?) and have a very nice 24" BMX bike. I also have a kind of GT mt. bike-turned-hybrid that is my go-to steed, and some weird ones including an ancient Schwinn that is powered by a weed-eater motor.
Yup, I'm almost 48 and I pedal to the gym. I even hit the local jumps occasionally. Catch some air, try not to get hurt too bad...
Cool man! I try to ride my GT as much as I can to help stay in shape. In the spring/summer I try to ride it in to work every day I can.
