Who rides Mountain bikes in here???

michael_w

so that's what that nut groove is for

mantis

kingtut
I plan on looking into seats. Mine has a GEL on the shaft and a cutout down the middle. It's sunk in like a V. I assume this is what your talking about. I do however plan on spending sometime in Guys Bikes which is loaded with experts and many riders buy all there stuff there. Great bike shop.

Dan

outlander

mantis,
You think your **** during the first ride, just wait for the second and third. By the 5th ride you should be pretty much over it. Enjoy, it's a great stress relief. No bike ride for me tonight. I think it's been raining in NH for like 5 weeks.
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kingtut

Originally posted by michael_w
so that's what that nut groove is for

Nut grove or nerve grove?
It's actually the nerve that gets "compressed" and leads e.d.

kingtut

Dan, the Specialized that I eluded to actually has a cut out grove that runs the entire length of the seat. My originally seat is similar to yours with the square cut out in the middle of the seat, but the bike shop guy indicated that this seat would not prevent e.d., so I ended up purchasing the Specialized. I used to ride 20-50 miles every weekend, before we have the baby. I really missed the mountain biking, great stress relief. With the limit time for hobby/exercise, I have to choose between martial arts or mountain biking. Martial arts won out.

jeremie

i race mountain bike(Sport/Expert) on a Giant NRS Air and road (Cat3/4)with a Cannondale R2000 possibly soon a new Cannondale 613 or Scott CR1 Team Issue. Either way if you are a casual rider or a racer just do it to have fun, if you get frustrated you will give up and quit. Make sure when you are MTB to have all the proper accessories such as extra tube, pump or CO2. Nothing sucks worse than being out on a trail and having to walk back to your car because you forgot to bring a tube. Also bring plenty of fluid with you because on Hot days you will dehydrate very quickly. And remember to have fun and its ok to wreck and break you collar bone a few times. Make you more of a man and gives you a nice bump to talk about. One last thing alway make sure to wear a helmet no matter how short the ride is or how safe it is. I know to many guys who have wrecked and have to have brain surgery because they cracked their scull.

mantis

kingtut
What do you study?? I study Ba Gua, Tai Chi, 7 star Praying Mantis along with 5 animals, long fist, and White Crane.
I also study Yoga and Lin Zi Chi Kung.

I do both. My teacher moved away so I study on my own. I just started the bike thing to add into my workouts and have a blast riding the trails.

jeremie,
Excellent. The Cannondale bikes are nice. I looked at them when I was checking ut the Treks and Specialized. Such a cool thing to learn all aboout Mountain bikes, model number , brands etc. I love it. The Helmet yes I have to go pick mine up. I want to get the bag under the seat kit with the tube and road pump. It has tools and band aids and such. Nice kit for 45 bucks. It also gives you a water bottle and holder. I already have a bottle but why not have 2, the bike holds 2 and I can see needing it on a long hot ride.

Dan

brettw22

Originally posted by mantis
It also gives you a water bottle and holder. I already have a bottle but why not have 2, the bike holds 2 and I can see needing it on a long hot ride.

Screw water bottles. THE best investment with regard to trail survival is a Camelbak. Get a 100oz with a widemouth bladder and you'll LOVE yourself for it.

michael_w

Originally posted by brettw22
Screw water bottles. THE best investment with regard to trail survival is a Camelbak. Get a 100oz with a widemouth bladder and you'll LOVE yourself for it.

Yea a hydro-nipple is definatly handy.... just full of the technical termonology today

mantis

As much as I'm out of the game or trying to be back in, that sounds like some made up stuff...LOL. If not I'm all about looking for it.

Dan

mantis

brettw22,
Allday. I love it. I can see myself using one down the road. Once I get my Indurance where I would like it, This would be perfect.

Dan

brettw22

Dan, don't wait to get one of those. If you plan on doing anything like 18 miles on a regular basis, the typical water bottle doesn't hold enough water to properly hydrate yourself, and it's a hell of a lot better to have more than not enough.

If you load it up with 25% ice then the rest water, you have a great cool pack on your back to keep your body temp down a little bit. (here in AZ, that's worth it alone)

There are several off brands, the the one I've bought and loved is the original Camelbak. I think I have the Mule, but it depends on hwo much additional room you need to tote your other things.

mantis

Brett,

I hear yeah. It was rather cool outside on Sunday when we did our ride but when it gets hotter outside, ZI can see such a use for one. I'm gonna see if our local bike shop has them. You can go on there website and put in the kind of riding you do and it will spec you out one. Nice man nice and thanks

Dan

mantis

I love it...

My helmet came in today and I also picked up a road pump and a underseat bag. It will hold tools, extra tube, keys cell phone, powerbar etc.

I'm like a kid in a candy store.............LOL

Dan

Dennis Gardner

Wow Dan, why don't you "roll tubes" in your new bike and let us know which you prefer?:D

nadams

I have a hydration pack and have used it a few times in the past year. One thing that annoys me is the difficulty of cleaning it. I can never get it completely drained and dry!

brettw22

Originally posted by nadams
I have a hydration pack and have used it a few times in the past year. One thing that annoys me is the difficulty of cleaning it. I can never get it completely drained and dry!

HERE is a cleaning kit for you nadams.......you can probably buy it anywhere those things are sold.

exalted512

I like my Raleigh M60, not the best but a damn good bike just the same.
-Cody

kingtut

Dan, hydration pack is the way to go. You can sip your water or gatorade "on the run", while pedaling. I like the Cameback "bladder"; the opening is wider than the other brands and is much easier to clean. Just make sure you dump out all the left-over water after your ride, or the mold might grows inside the "bladder" -- which makes it really tough and gross to clean out. I use my hydration pack for biking, skiing and hiking.

Willow

Originally posted by mantis

I had some really nice BMX bikes. I worked at a local shop and built most of my bikes my way. My favorite bike was my GT PRo series and my Haro Freestyle.

Dan

I know what you are saying, Iw as into freestyle as well, I owned a complete silver Haro team master,loaded to the top with the peregrin 48 spoke wheels which were a big deal back then. Any hoot, my wife wanted a bike 2 yrs ago so I bought her a norco hardtrail, I bought myself a giant rincon silver. My wife and I didn't like the sizing of our bikes, we brought them back and I wen to an 18 or 19" frame much better for the family jewels. My wife also went down a size and changed to a giant. We havehad no problems as of yet. As you mentioned it's fun to ride again.

mantis

Willow,
My favorite bike was a GT Mach 1. I bought it in Pink and blue. Back in the day it was hot. I went and changed the rims to Skyway Tuffwheel II's in white, Shimano 3 piece Crankset, Bear Trap pedals and a Uniseat in white.

I also had a killer pair of Mongoose Pro Class II rims which where really light and strong.

Such a pleasure to be riding again after all this time. I feel young again while being out there in the woods, trailing, jumping, just having a ball. freedom.

Dan

wodom1

I'm starting to look at new bikes too. I checked out the GT link you provided, Mantis, and found a couple bikes that I'd like to check out. My six-year old Mongoose 'mountain' bike that I bought for $200 just got stolen out of the bike room at my apartment building, so it's time for a replacement. I was thinking GT, Gary Fisher, and Specialized to name a few. There are a ton of bike shops within a mile of my apartment so I've got a lot to look at. The weather is just too nice here to not be out riding on the lakefront path, checking out the ladies. Can anyone recommend any good security for when I actually do pick up a new bike? I was using a 1/4" thick steel cable before, and someone just cut right through it. How are the Kryptonite U-shaped locks? They still have the problems with people opening them up with Bic pens?

Thanks,

Josh

michael_w

A while ago I saw on tv these people have a selection of bike locks. Everything from $5 dollar chain locks to $80 u-bolt locks were used. They had an ex-bike theif see how long it took to steal the bike using a set of bolt cutters. The lock that gave him the hardest time was a $35 dollar ubolt and it took him 1 min and 50 seconds to get through it. All the other decent ones that didn't immediatly give to the bolt cutters took him about a minute. I've seen people cut bike locks and if they have a decent pair of bolt cutters and they want your bike, they will get your bike no matter what it is locked up with.

I guess the best way would be to keep it out of sight from the general public and make sure that your licence number or something is engraved on it somewhere (also with a hefty lock).

wodom1

I actually did engrave my old Louisiana drivers license number on the bottom of the bike, but I doubt it would help. What really sucks is that I lived in the Chicago suburbs for a year and a half in a somewhat seedy neighborhood where my bike wasn't even in a secured room. It was locked with the same cable to a pipe in the basement, and no one messed with it. Now, I live in the hottest neighborhood in Chicago where my rent is 3 times what it was before, and my bike is stolen from the bike room (within the basement which requires a key to get into) within a month. We're not allowed to have bikes in our apartments as a condition of the lease, but if I'm going to drop several hundred dollars on a bike, I'm not going to take the same chance.

mantis

Such a damn crime stealing peoples bikes. Man O man.....

Mine stays in the garage. I plan on going to Home Depot to get one of those ceiling mounts to hang it in the garage. I also plan on hangin all our bikes. My 2 kids and wifes.....

Dan

brettw22

I wouldn't engrave anything persol on a bike. I know there are bike programs that you can get an ID tag and drop it into the frame, but those aren't really all that effective based on the bike really needs to be found for that to do anything.

I thought that there was a GPS tracking system that was similar but I did a search and called my local bike shop and they said no such thing.......

MacLeod

Back to this camelbak thing.

Man that is pure genius! I never thought about a huge **** water container you could wear on your back!

Much, much better than some old stupid 32 oz water bottle strapped to your frame!

mantis

I can see needing it after a long 30 mile ride. Hot humid and all sticky.

I just got back from a 5 mile ride and I worked up a nice sweat. It started to rain so I had to cut my ride short. I planned on a 10 mile ride. O well I will have to make it up in the morning.

Dan

nadams

Originally posted by mantis
I can see needing it after a long 30 mile ride. Hot humid and all sticky.

I just got back from a 5 mile ride and I worked up a nice sweat. It started to rain so I had to cut my ride short. I planned on a 10 mile ride. O well I will have to make it up in the morning.

Dan

First sentence- you need it DURING -any- kind of ride... just don't drink too much at once or you may see the contents of your stomach... watered down.

Secondly- you stopped because of rain? Sheesh... bike noob :P

Riding in the rain is the best. I've ridden in thunderstorms too... that's exhilirating.

mantis

nadams
LOL. Well I do have a new bike and all. I want to keep it somewhat nice for awhile untill the NEW wears off. I did 5 miles and 2 of them was in the rain. It was nice but it's chilly around here so it wasn't as pleasant as a nice sumer rain. Thats a totally different story Bro

Dan