What sort you into? Trail? Downhill?
What bikes does everyone have? pics!?

Thinking of getting into it properly this summer.

Anyone know where any decent downhill tracks are?

 

Theres downhill tracks everywhere!!

Done a bit, loved it.. but its fucking painful when you come off

I've got a Kona, Old one, think its about 8 years old now, hope 4 pot hydraulic brakes front and rear. Wouldn't mind getting back into biking, and was planning to while off work, But I broke my hand


Will post pics up later if I can find any

Im actually on a DVD crashing @ Rogate DH course, my cousin made

 

Specialized Hardrock, magura hydraulic disc brakes, mainly cross country but love hurtling through the forest in the dark wondering where the next tree is

 

i do trials and mtb got some gooduns as well but gave up when i got me licence go out for a ride every weekend tho with gf

 

dont get much chance to get out on it but iv got a marin mount vision

 

My Chute



got a Cinder Cone road hack as well but no pics of that.

 

Got me a Santa Cruz Heckler with air based shocks and lightweight hope discs.....very sturdy and a good light all day suspension bike......i just like getting out and riding...no pidgeonholing for me!

 

i've got a .243 racing DH, (the only one with a BMX bottom bracket in the country as far as i'm aware.) with 2002 boxxer world cups (black boxed by tim flooks), ariel industries hubs, chris king HS etc.
always rode a bit of everything ut mainly downhill, never liked full sus though so i stayed hard tail with big travel up front, the only full susser i ever got a 'feel' for was my mate top spec intense M1.

only ridden it maybe 15 times since i built it, first time out messing about on it i fell off the top of an 8 foot wall and broke both my arms!

its for sale actually

 

Yeti 575, Pace RC fighters on the front Juicy 205's front and rear, Crossmax's, thomson, Richey WCS etc etc etc....:

 

i ride trials and downhill more downhill than anything though




the vp above has almost all changed since this photo but i have no recent photos so i'll get some when the shock and the rear wheel is back

just bought a pro2 rear hub and a pair of mavic 721's for it

 

my fleet,

 

heres my bike trek 8000 zr, i try and get out as much as i can, normal north and south downs,

 

Specialized Rockhopper being a good garage ornament

 

Got this just before christmas.It,s now in bits and the frame is being painted orange tommorow.Never had a LEFTY before,but rides mint.Just waiting for decent weather.
Costs $3600 new
I paid Ł550 (BARGAIN)

 

get into it m8 u wont look back its fun u get out and see some amazing sites and its fun keeps u fit also

 

I mountain bike, I would love to do some mega mountains etc, but I have brittle bone so I have to stay calm, lol... I do love it though. Think it's great fun and as MadMack has said it does keep you fit.

 

Gay, bmx is where its at.

 

I've always wanted to build my own mountain bike up from a frame, with all the custom parts I choose. I was going to give it a go last year because the advise I was given told me it was easy. Then I bottled it, I think I might give it a go this summer.

What would be the best frame to start with? Benni.

 

benni ... get a kona stinky lol but there expensive but i spose it deends what u like full suspension or just front etc

 

I bought my current one with back suspension because I have bad hips, so I guess I would want full suspension. I just like the idea of riding around on something I built. I doubt I would have the knowledge, skill and patience to build it myself. Atlough I'm told it's easy, I'm sure it's nit. Specialized are good, aren't they?

Benni.

 

yh they are good and also good value and to make my trials bike cost more then if i brought one already done. lol

 

I would have to do it over the summer, whilst I kept my current bikeGT I-Drive 5.0. and slowly bought more parts. Have you got some pictures of your bikes mate?

Cheers, Benni.

 

i might have but havnt got them any more all i got is my kona and my gf`s gt lol i will try and get sum for ya

 

i only go out on mine at the weekends lol good to get out every once in a while

 

Rubbish!

i used to go to bones skatepark in stockport quite regular and showed up 90% of the BMXers on a 26" wheeled mega front travel Downhill bike!!!

I agree skateparks are great but its more challenging on a MAN's bike

 

 

Here is my bicycle

 

Ride a specialized Big Hit 3 now and do a bit of everything but mainly cross country and downhill stuff. just waiting for the 25th when we're off to south wales for cwwdown track cant wait

http://www.cwmdown.co.uk/

 

Some cracking bikes

About time time, your thinking about taking up a proper hobby/sport, none of this poncing about in gyms!

I bought this a couple of months ago;


Not in the same leauge as some of the above bikes, but is good fun and did not cost a lot.

 

I used to race DH years ago, then went out of it when my bike was nicked. I have just finished building a new bike though and absolutely loving it again! (Although it cost me a small fortune )