sony_man Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 hey all, i was just wondering if we have any mountain bike street riders in the forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgdimo Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Uh, I've been known to crank from the streets to the trails. But not much these days. Besides, when I do ride nowadays it's on sidewalks with my Avenir kids trailer hooked up to my Gary Fisher HooKooE.Koo towing my twins. This summer I might get a few spins with my 15 month old son. Yes...life is pretty different these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 I rarely rode my dual suspension Bianchi on the road when I had it. It was too cumbersome and I aslo feared it's teft when parked in front of a shop. I sold the bike before making the cross country move from Phoenix to Chicago. My wife and I plan on buying two bikes and a trailer to haul our now 13 month old son around the local forest perserves with us. I think my singletrack excursions will be few and far between for the next several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgdimo Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 which trailer are you thinking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 i have an old old trek 820. it is a 13 inch frame, small but perfect for street/urban riding. i have been trying to learn tricks on my bike for about 2 months but have come out unsuccessful. all i know how to do is crank walk, cat walk, bunnyhop (badly) and an endo. does anybody have any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 no? okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Sorry, this is an MD forum bud. There's gotta be a MTB forum with tips out there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 phooey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logiqal Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Uh, I've been known to crank from the streets to the trails. But not much these days. Besides, when I do ride nowadays it's on sidewalks with my Avenir kids trailer hooked up to my Gary Fisher HooKooE.Koo towing my twins. This summer I might get a few spins with my 15 month old son. Yes...life is pretty different these days.←I have a HooKooEKoo, too! I love that bike. I have two sets of tires for it. One really skinny set for street riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I once had a Gary Fisher Mabma (medium frame, which is 16" I believe, before you start flipping out recall that I am nearly six feet tall and I have very long legs) and it used to get so much street time as opposed to trail time; it was my main method of transportation.Used to ride it to Clear Creek on hot summer days in my swimsuit; that drew some looks. Ultimately I'm much happier now that I don't have to use a bike to get everywhere though. Back then I was strong and had good enurance but I was so skinny that I just looked horrible especially with my height. At least I think so; the boys never seemed to notice.I haven't ridden in over a year and that toned tummy I once had is gone, there's a bit of a bulge there, but my face is so much more filled out, rounded and feminine. My hips and bottom have grown to a more normal proportiion. Unfortunately, ah, other specific feminine attributes have yet to reach proportionate size with the rest of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted January 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 no need to be ashamed of your own body. it is the way it is. unless you take the satins way of manipulating the human skin lol. but anyways, biking is the enjoyable type of exercise i like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 I used to. I think the moment when riding street more or less ended for me was when I was doing what was otherwise a simple grind and ended up with a snapped fork, a bent frame and me in an "X" shape on the ground. At that point I think I realised I was too old for this. A sure sign of this is when you start to look at road bikes, and they make complete sense. I stripped all of my bikes late last year with a view to rebuild, but have only rebuilt two so far and ridden only one. The bikes rebuilt so far taunts me with a contempt that I can no longer ride to a level anywhere near their capabilities. I think I need to face facts and realise that I've turned into a lard-arsed cross-countrying pussy, and stop putting together 40lb+ bikes built to take 30-footers... because all I do is go to the shops on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted January 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 aw man. 30 FEET?!?! thats nucking futs. my friend just bought a specialized big hit fsr..... over four grand for that baby. right now i have a crappy trekk frame with 4 year old rst's. wish i could get a pair of marzocchi's though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Wow, forty pound bikes?My bike barely weighed over eight pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Wow, forty pound bikes?My bike barely weighed over eight pounds.←I'd very much like to see an 8lb bike! A typical cross country bike builds into 25lbs. 40lbs is hard work to pedal, but is pretty much what you would expect for an overbuilt freeride. Currently the only frames I've got completely built up again are a Santa Cruz Bullit and an Evil Imperial. RM Switch will follow. I haven't really thought about the other frames... may sell. Also, I really do need to get hold of a 'normal' frame/bike which I can get my fitness back on. Thinking about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I'd very much like to see an 8lb bike! A typical cross country bike builds into 25lbs. 40lbs is hard work to pedal, but is pretty much what you would expect for an overbuilt freeride. Currently the only frames I've got completely built up again are a Santa Cruz Bullit and an Evil Imperial. RM Switch will follow. I haven't really thought about the other frames... may sell. Also, I really do need to get hold of a 'normal' frame/bike which I can get my fitness back on. Thinking about this one.←I actually never weighed it... but it was so light I could pick it up with one hand and it barely felt like I was lifting anything. It certainly did not feel like 20 pounds, let alone 40... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 The difference is that your bike Aeiryn is probably a bike built for the street. Bhangraman is talking about a freeride mountain bike. Those are two completely different animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 you'll be loaded! say when you in the period of street stuff, what kind of tricks were you able to do on flat (without rails and ramps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 The difference is that your bike Aeiryn is probably a bike built for the street. Bhangraman is talking about a freeride mountain bike. Those are two completely different animals.←It was a Gary Fisher Mamba medium-frame with front suspension (shocks). It was not a street bike, but it was probably not any type of special use mountain bike. Hell, the guy who owned the bike shop I bought it from, has a carbon-fiber, dual suspension mountain bike that's even lighter than mine. It felt like lifting nothing almost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) you'll be loaded! say when you in the period of street stuff, what kind of tricks were you able to do on flat (without rails and ramps).←Oh, it was mainly limited to "OK, I'm going to fling myself across that gap/rail/wall as fast as possible, then stay awake for as long as possible in the ambulance".A 'street' ride by the way in our jargon is a Dirt Jump / Slalom MTB frame built with MTB/BMX components with a heavy BMX influence while still being an MTB. 24" wheels, short-travel but large-impact suspension, a liberal sprinking of steel as opposed to aluminium. A 'heavy freeride' has a lot in common with a 'street' bike, only the longer-travel suspension makes it less agile and tractable on the streets. Some versatile freerides can be adjusted for suspension travel at the rear, and many single-crown (i.e. looks like a bicycle fork, not like a motorcycle one) freeride forks allow for shortening of fork travel. In which case all you need to do is to swap the wheels for 24" articles shod with burly slicks like the Maxxis Hookworm tyre, and maybe change the gear ratio... and your freeride will be set to go 'street'. Edited February 4, 2005 by bhangraman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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