Mountain/Road Biking

[mx428]

Anyone here ride MTB or on the road? It's my new passion. I've been riding for about 6 years but i'm getting pretty serious about it now. I try to road bike 50 miles a day during the week and ride trails on the weekends. For my MTB I have a Trek STP300, with alot of stuff on it, probably about a new 450r's worth:p :rolleyes:

And I just ordered this roadbike, I had been borrowing one from a friend for a few weeks, and decided to get my own. It's my 1st roadbike, so I didn;t want to go over $1000. This was about $975, a good starter. Here's the bike I ordered-

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/images/06venturaCOMP.jpg

I haven't decided on pedals yet.


And here's my Trek.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/MTB/IMG_1166.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/MTB/IMG_1168.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/MTB/IMG_1169.jpg
Only real ballers rock mis matched pedals
:p
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/MTB/IMG_1170.jpg
Cheap Wheels:eek:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/MTB/IMG_1171.jpg




Post up what you ride!

[killerofcrows48]

lol i love those tires!!! :p

[Conman007]

i like mountain biking but i have a bmx bike

[mx428]

Originally posted by killerofcrows48
lol i love those tires!!! :p haha yeah, me too:D

[400exrules]

mountain biking is pretty fun, but when you get tired....you want a motor lol

[Blue250X]

Originally posted by 400exrules
mountain biking is pretty fun, but when you get tired....you want a motor lol

for me thats abuot out the garage

[Nick110]

I bought this mongoose about 3 years ago cause I thought it was sweet with the disc brakes. Now that I have been biking with it for 3 years I realize it was a waste of money. I dont need the full suspension cause I do mostly road riding and urban riding. But I take it on the ocassional trail.

It has Rock Shox on it now and different pedals.

Its not a bad bike but I could of got a bike that was more suited to me. It has Shimano components and what seems like quality other stuff cause I put it through some beating and it keeps working. Like 12 stair sets.

[dirt308]

I just started getting back into it also. I just bought a jamis cross country 2.0 to ride around on the streets and trails. I've been messing around on a haro bmx mike for a while and decided I needed to get something easier to ride long distances so I can get in shape again for fall soccer. I've been riding about 4-6 miles a day but it won't stop raining here for me to get out.:( so far i'm pretty impressed with my new bike for not being on a mountain bike for about 5 or 6 years it was a bit different.

[Scro]

Does anybody else hate riding bikes with shocks? To me, it seems that you have to pedal twice as hard to get where you are going because the shocks counteract the downward motion when you pedal:scary:

Originally posted by bama450r
Does anybody else hate riding bikes with shocks? To me, it seems that you have to pedal twice as hard to get where you are going because the shocks counteract the downward motion when you pedal:scary:

never really liked em unless im strictly ridin offroad or sandy parts. but other wise ill just stick to a beach cruiser lol

[400exc]

i rebuilt my own bike, its a concord 10 speed, but i took the gears off, with only 1 now, set to the highest gear, and took everything i could possibly take off. Now it is lightweight, fast, and i repainted it, but the paint is crap. But i like the style i put on the paintjob.

[Nick110]

Originally posted by 400exc
i rebuilt my own bike, its a concord 10 speed, but i took the gears off, with only 1 now, set to the highest gear, and took everything i could possibly take off. Now it is lightweight, fast, and i repainted it, but the paint is crap. But i like the style i put on the paintjob.

Pics?

[deathman53]

I used to be into mountain biking. I have a trek y22 I think 99. I used vredstein grinder and sizzler tires. They are some really good tires. I still have the bike, it hasn't been ridden in about 4 years.

[250R-Dee]

My current cruiser is a Cannondale F800 CAAD5.
http://turbodee.googlepages.com/f800.jpg

My backup 16" Giant is at a friend's shop getting a ture-up (all new cables, new pedals, wheels trued) because a couple friends have been begging me to sell it.

Bama450R - I love this lefty front shock because it has a lockout feature :D

[gibson400ex]

i know mountain creek has good mountain biking

if you havent checked it out already

Originally posted by gibson400ex
i know mountain creek has good mountain biking

if you havent checked it out already



i think they closed the mountain biking down...i did it the first year they opened it but then there was too many people getting hurt if i recall correctly

[shano]

Im a dirtjumping/street riding kinda guy.. Freeride is the best!

[mx428]

Originally posted by 250R-Dee
My current cruiser is a Cannondale F800 CAAD5.
http://turbodee.googlepages.com/f800.jpg

My backup 16" Giant is at a friend's shop getting a ture-up (all new cables, new pedals, wheels trued) because a couple friends have been begging me to sell it.

Bama450R - I love this lefty front shock because it has a lockout feature :D Those forks or should I say that fork? looks sketchy:p

my daily driver...just drove it over 12 miles in 2 days...and yes, im proud

[mx428]

Originally posted by mjpridered10
my daily driver...just drove it over 12 miles in 2 days...and yes, im proud You don't drive a bicycle. You ride it.

sorry

[250R-Dee]

Originally posted by mx428
Those forks or should I say that fork? looks sketchy:p

Sometimes looks are deceiving:D. I tip the scales at 235lbs and I have pounded the crap out of this bike with no problems from the shock.

[Nick110]

Originally posted by mjpridered10
my daily driver...just drove it over 12 miles in 2 days...and yes, im proud


12 miles in 2 days is not good at all.

[mx428]

Originally posted by mjpridered10


but..what do i know? nothing compared to the hollister, popped collar, myspace wannabe, all stock 450r dominating in the B class Nick110
You have a 250ex, and you don't even race. You have no room at all to talk. Nick speaks the truth, which hurts.

[400exc]

srry nick.... no pics...... i just used some paint that i had laying around (blue and yellow), but ill try takin some pics and get back to you on it

i also took the brakes off on it lol....... just they weighed a ton on that bike for some reason, so now i have to use my feet

[Nick110]

Originally posted by mjpridered10
okay...thanks for the info

here was what i did

woke up at 7am in the morning (this is summer keep in mind) to go play soccer
came home and had to get a whole load of firewood from a friend, bring it home, get it off the truck, cut it, chop it, move it, etc

then go out for a 5 mile bike ride (2.5 miles each way...)

then, today, i road my bike to school to lift weights
i just mapquested it, its actually 5.48 miles each way, so thats like 11 miles + the 5 miles so its actually 16

30 minute bike ride there all down hill
lift for an hour and a half
then bike ride back up hills for 50 minutes

to me thats a hell of a lot of riding and activity

but..what do i know? nothing compared to the hollister, popped collar, myspace wannabe, all stock 450r dominating in the B class Nick110


sorry, i just dont like u very much. anytime i post pics or something its always a negative with you

Like MX428 said I was just telling the truth which 99.9% of the time hurts.

"but..what do i know? nothing compared to the hollister, popped collar, myspace wannabe, all stock 450r dominating in the B class Nick110"

That right there is funny stuff. Hollister, popped collars, and Myspace is all a joke. You probably brought that up because you feel insecure about yourself cause thats how you dress. and Dominating B class...I never said that. I said I race in B on stock suspension.

So basically all the ramballing you just did made you look like an idiot.

[250R-Dee]

I thought this thread was about MTB's and/or roadbikes!! Geez:rolleyes:

I think I'll sell my Giant after the tuneup and get a set of Mavic X223wheels with roadtires and maybe upgrade the components to full XT or XTR. Hmmmmm:chinese:

[Blue250X]

Originally posted by Nick110
Like MX428 said I was just telling the truth which 99.9% of the time hurts.

"but..what do i know? nothing compared to the hollister, popped collar, myspace wannabe, all stock 450r dominating in the B class Nick110"

That right there is funny stuff. Hollister, popped collars, and Myspace is all a joke. You probably brought that up because you feel insecure about yourself cause thats how you dress. and Dominating B class...I never said that. I said I race in B on stock suspension.

So basically all the ramballing you just did made you look like an idiot.

yea, Nick, no one likes you here!! theres no way you can tell teh truth and get away w/ it!! this is bull crap!!! haha, jk man....i dont even know you:huh

[coolex]

man i thought using 1000 bucks for some soemthing like tires on a car is alot but u guys have bikes worth that much. i love biking and i have the skills and the time to do mtb but not the money, heres my bike i got it at the dump lol

yes thats me with that pretty face

[coolex]

that was in florida at my grandparents

i can usually be seen crusing around town on this

[coolex]

i just noticed im wearing the same shirt in both pics, and i have it on right now to, kinda crazy