Any PF Mountainbikers ....
13-07-2005, 07:58 PM
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Any PF Mountainbikers ....
What have you got and where do you ride?
i have just started getting back into it after about 5 years out of the saddle
( im gonna be sooooo fooked when i start propper again)
Just bought a Marin B-17 which should be a pretty awesome bike for the money... (which was considerably cheaper that ANYWHERE else
)
(no piccies of mine yet)
just cant ride it yet as im waiting for the all clear from the docs after my op.
Just wondering who else on here rides and what have you got?
more importantly are there any riders around manchester/yorkshire who fancy meeting up for a few rides ?
gonna start off small really with the riding as i am so unfit just an hour or so a few times a week and then see what happens....
cant wait to collapse in a pool of sweat and blood after my first ride
i have just started getting back into it after about 5 years out of the saddle
( im gonna be sooooo fooked when i start propper again)Just bought a Marin B-17 which should be a pretty awesome bike for the money... (which was considerably cheaper that ANYWHERE else
)(no piccies of mine yet)
just cant ride it yet
as im waiting for the all clear from the docs after my op.Just wondering who else on here rides and what have you got?
more importantly are there any riders around manchester/yorkshire who fancy meeting up for a few rides ?
gonna start off small really with the riding as i am so unfit
just an hour or so a few times a week and then see what happens.... cant wait to collapse in a pool of sweat and blood after my first ride
13-07-2005, 08:04 PM
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fuck doing mountain biking after seeing this ROFL
http://www.superbike.co.uk/content/videos.htm
4th video down
http://www.superbike.co.uk/content/videos.htm
4th video down
13-07-2005, 08:28 PM
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I used to own a marin b-17, cost me 1150 quid fromleasure lakes in notts!!! Spent loads on it and then sold it when i owned my first car a mk1 xr2!!
Gutts me when i see people out riding so ive been thinking of giving it a go again!!
On my old b-17 i found the bottom bracket used to flex real bad when landing some big air,it threw me off once it was that bad, it was like a catapult !!
Get some pics up id like to see if its the same as my old one, mine was a pearl white with a red swingarm and red RST forks
Gutts me when i see people out riding so ive been thinking of giving it a go again!!
On my old b-17 i found the bottom bracket used to flex real bad when landing some big air,it threw me off once it was that bad, it was like a catapult !!
Get some pics up id like to see if its the same as my old one, mine was a pearl white with a red swingarm and red RST forks
13-07-2005, 08:39 PM
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I love it mate, I've got a Specialised P2 Jump Bike, bought it brand new and had the new Hydraulic Hope disc brakes fitted 
Got a pic on my phone but don't know how to upload it
Any idea's from someone and i'll post it up
Oh, and I ride locally at the mo mate, just round the Forest's here!
Got a pic on my phone but don't know how to upload it
Any idea's from someone and i'll post it up Oh, and I ride locally at the mo mate, just round the Forest's here!
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13-07-2005, 08:41 PM
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hello mate! i have an azonic ds1 dual slalom and jump bike!havent ridden it in ages!!lol.not since they banned cycles on the train in peak hours! 
its got bomber z1cr forks hope hydraulic disc breaks and loads of other goodies!may have to brush the cobwebs off it
its got bomber z1cr forks hope hydraulic disc breaks and loads of other goodies!may have to brush the cobwebs off it
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I'm well into my bikes
Off to Morzine the week after next for a weeks biking
I'm getting out about 3 times a week at the mo, cant get enough of the dry fast trails after the shit winter
This is me on the Glentress black run on my Cove G Spot:
Arty shot of my XC bike on a local trail:
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Off to Morzine the week after next for a weeks biking
I'm getting out about 3 times a week at the mo, cant get enough of the dry fast trails after the shit winter
This is me on the Glentress black run on my Cove G Spot:
Arty shot of my XC bike on a local trail:
Neil.
13-07-2005, 09:05 PM
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I ride a Specialised FSR Stumpy Expert. With XTR chainset. Its good but could do with some customisation.
The area I live in has some simply awesome riding. Here's a shot of the San Juan trail.
The area I live in has some simply awesome riding. Here's a shot of the San Juan trail.
13-07-2005, 09:15 PM
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Yup - havent forgotten Neil - I think I finally sorted a holiday. its probably going to be the end of August and then I'll be heading off to Canada to get my visa sorted in Vancouver - which is but an hour from Whistler bike park so I'm told
13-07-2005, 09:25 PM
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Get some pics up id like to see if its the same as my old one, mine was a pearl white with a red swingarm and red RST forks
ahh you had the Full Sus b-17, mines the new hardtail one
looks EXACTLY like this m8
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WOW
that is a fooking view bet the treck to the top of that fooker is a slog
, but WELL worth the ride back down you just know the suns gonna disapear as soon as i get on the fooker
13-07-2005, 09:41 PM
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Thats a nice trail round here - 6.5miles up and 2500ft of climbing There are sooooo many like that. We havent had a rainy day since April either Sorry guys!
Here's another........
There are sooooo many like that. We havent had a rainy day since April either Sorry guys!Here's another........
13-07-2005, 10:49 PM
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Fcuk the push bikes there too much like hard work!!
Paid 2k for my santa cruz 4 year ago and i bet its not done 2hrs riding
These are a lot less stressfull
Paid 2k for my santa cruz 4 year ago and i bet its not done 2hrs riding
These are a lot less stressfull
13-07-2005, 11:42 PM
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Fcuk the push bikes there too much like hard work!!
Paid 2k for my santa cruz 4 year ago and i bet its not done 2hrs riding
These are a lot less stressfull
Paid 2k for my santa cruz 4 year ago and i bet its not done 2hrs riding
These are a lot less stressfull
13-07-2005, 11:42 PM
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Just got back into mine after a couple of years off. Used to race Sport/Expert XC but ran out of time with uni/alcohol/cars/woman!
I have an S Works M2 which I built back in 2000. Full XTR and custom wheels with Judy XC forks. Bit of a weapon in its time but a bit dated now!
Keith B - I PM'd you!
I have an S Works M2 which I built back in 2000. Full XTR and custom wheels with Judy XC forks. Bit of a weapon in its time but a bit dated now!
Keith B - I PM'd you!
14-07-2005, 01:54 AM
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thats my ashton..... as for my other bike, well its in bits at the mo, and has been since feb as i started by a few new bits for it ( like hope mono ti 6 pot front disk ) and never got round to buying the other few bits and pieces and spraying the frame again
15-07-2005, 11:12 AM
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damn I need a bike again 
I had a gorgeous GT xcr 2000 with full xt set, but some pikey fooker stole it, and they even had the cheek to take the remains of my lock with them as well and the insurance only paid Ł100 back as it was in the small print, even though I had rung them to arrange cover
MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE COVERS THE WHOLE VALUE OF YOUR BIKE, it cost me Ł1300
I had a gorgeous GT xcr 2000 with full xt set, but some pikey fooker stole it, and they even had the cheek to take the remains of my lock with them as well and the insurance only paid Ł100 back as it was in the small print, even though I had rung them to arrange cover MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE COVERS THE WHOLE VALUE OF YOUR BIKE, it cost me Ł1300
15-07-2005, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Max
Havn't used it much as not feeling very confident on a bike yet. Not riden one since I was 15 so a fair few years ago
15-07-2005, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Neil S
Matt that Santa Cruz looks nice
Faintly ridiculous having a full suss on slicks tho!
Neil.
Faintly ridiculous having a full suss on slicks tho!
Neil.
15-07-2005, 11:54 AM
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Used to be well into my mountain bike and used to love it. Built the bike myself from a bare frame back in 93 after my Diamand Back died.
Snowflake laced Hope Titanium front hub with Mavic 230SBP rim. Nice and light.
Unfortunately some dippy bint wiped me out while I was on a ride
Knees and hip haven't been right since. Got the bike from my mums now though and have been enjoying a play. With a nice wood within 100yds of my front door I should get out more often
Snowflake laced Hope Titanium front hub with Mavic 230SBP rim. Nice and light.
Unfortunately some dippy bint wiped me out while I was on a ride
Knees and hip haven't been right since. Got the bike from my mums now though and have been enjoying a play. With a nice wood within 100yds of my front door I should get out more often
15-07-2005, 12:01 PM
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I've got a nice dissused chalk quary at the end of my front garden 
Some of the chalk cliffs are great but then the one I slid down lastnight could have hurt a bit
I was sitting at the top contemplating wether to go down or not then gravity made up it's mind. Unfortunatly the bike went one way and I went the other way. Bike stopped and I slid down on my arse
Some of the chalk cliffs are great but then the one I slid down lastnight could have hurt a bit
I was sitting at the top contemplating wether to go down or not then gravity made up it's mind. Unfortunatly the bike went one way and I went the other way. Bike stopped and I slid down on my arse