Natedog
I wanna be Dave
Nice Niner! 
Which Specialized did you buy?
Which Specialized did you buy?
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Official MTB / Mountain Biking Chit Chat
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gdb85
Rock Crawler
Nice Niner!
Which Specialized did you buy?
I didn't,... I need to sell this first. I'm going to get the FSR 6Fattie, want the Expert but not sure I can drop 6 grand right now. Prolly get the Comp and upgrade the cranks & rr derailler and go from there.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
A few more from my Pisgah trip. Such an amazing place, and the riding is just incredible. If you're ever down this way, I highly recommend it be at the top of your list! Only downside is it has ruined me for all the local riding, as everything here has been neutered for the tourists, I feel like I could ride my road bike on most of it at this point. :lmao:
I look happier than I should after climbing up Clawhammer for the past 45 minutes, I wasn't done yet either. :mrgreen:
Looking Glass Falls
Below Looking Glass Falls
Davidson River picnic area
I look happier than I should after climbing up Clawhammer for the past 45 minutes, I wasn't done yet either. :mrgreen:
Looking Glass Falls
Below Looking Glass Falls
Davidson River picnic area
lunatick
Pebble Pounder
I know exactly what you are saying there.
Grew up riding and cutting tracks at Gap Creek in Brisbane , and the place was brilliant really gnarly technical singletrack , that was full of rocks , drops and switchback corners , also had some really wild downhill tracks , then in the early to mid 2000,s MTB riding got real popular and the council basicaly took over the tracks , all the good ones were either closed or ruined .
There now all swept and boring:x
Unfortunately another area we ride is going the same way, its getting more popular and now theres more people turning up and then bitching about it being to hard. Very few of them have ever had to pick a line thru a track and as a result they struggle , and imediately its the tracks fault.
Sorry Rant over , but i really had to get that of my chest
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
lunatick, I think we share the moto hobby as well. So, I'll put it in those terms. Have you ever hear of anyone coming to their first track day and bitching because they didn't get a knee down, and wanted it made easier for them? That's what I relate it to to be honest. And the off road around here as well. There used to be some gnarly singletrack, you actually had to practice, fall down, and learn actuall skills to make it up some things. Now all that shit is 6ft wide so that UTVs can ride it. WTF?
Anyway, I'm getting on a soapbox also.
So after riding three pumptracks over the holiday weekend, I decided I needed something for riding those, and I have the ball rolling for building one here also. I found this on CL, and it's like new, so as soon as the Revo sold, I made the 5 hour round trip drive to pick it up. It's a Haro Steel Reserve 1.2. It has some nice components like the Alienation rims, but I had a better stem, bars, and grips in the parts bin, and Nick at the LBS hooked me up with some nice chain tensioners. I rode a lot of BMX growing up, so it's kinda like coming back home after all these years. I tried getting back into bmx about ten years ago, but the 20" bikes just felt sketchy to me. Happy to say the 26" DJ frame (and it's the long frame which suits me well at 6'2") is very stable and feels great, and the suspension fork is nice! When I'm not hitting pump tracks on it, I'll bomb around town and work on things like manuals that transfer right over to the MTB. Besides, the way I see it, as long as I'm pedaling, it's all good. Supposed to hit the Trek demo day at Bent Creek tomorrow, then a pump track in Brevard after.
I kinda dig the color keyed hub / spoke nipples
Anyway, I'm getting on a soapbox also.
So after riding three pumptracks over the holiday weekend, I decided I needed something for riding those, and I have the ball rolling for building one here also. I found this on CL, and it's like new, so as soon as the Revo sold, I made the 5 hour round trip drive to pick it up. It's a Haro Steel Reserve 1.2. It has some nice components like the Alienation rims, but I had a better stem, bars, and grips in the parts bin, and Nick at the LBS hooked me up with some nice chain tensioners. I rode a lot of BMX growing up, so it's kinda like coming back home after all these years. I tried getting back into bmx about ten years ago, but the 20" bikes just felt sketchy to me. Happy to say the 26" DJ frame (and it's the long frame which suits me well at 6'2") is very stable and feels great, and the suspension fork is nice! When I'm not hitting pump tracks on it, I'll bomb around town and work on things like manuals that transfer right over to the MTB. Besides, the way I see it, as long as I'm pedaling, it's all good. Supposed to hit the Trek demo day at Bent Creek tomorrow, then a pump track in Brevard after.
I kinda dig the color keyed hub / spoke nipples
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Went to a Trek demo today at Bent Creek. Rode the Remedy 29er, Fuel EX 29er, and Fuel EX 27.5. Really, really thought I'd love the Remedy, but the geometry felt wonky to me, and we just didn't click. I went up one frame size on the advice of a friend, on all the bikes, and it was a good move as the full sus bikes tend to have shorter top tubes. Got on the Fuel 29er and was instantly comfortable with it, made some gnarly climbs (all you guys with full squish are cheating BTW, climbing tech is SOOOOO much easier with suspension in back) and some rowdy descents. Had a crap ton of fun!
Ingles Field Gap is no joke! Toughest off road climb I've done to date, steep enough that I didn't think it was possible in places, lots of chunk too.
When we got done with that, we headed into Brevard for a some dirt jumping and pump track action for a couple hours or so. Starting to get a feel for the DJ bike, and had a blast on it too. Glad I bought it, even started to slowly get a feel for manuals on it by the end of the day.
I got some vids, if they turned out worth a crap.
Ingles Field Gap is no joke! Toughest off road climb I've done to date, steep enough that I didn't think it was possible in places, lots of chunk too.
When we got done with that, we headed into Brevard for a some dirt jumping and pump track action for a couple hours or so. Starting to get a feel for the DJ bike, and had a blast on it too. Glad I bought it, even started to slowly get a feel for manuals on it by the end of the day.
I got some vids, if they turned out worth a crap.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
I bet I haven't had this happen since I was about 12 years old. Pedal bite doesn't discriminate against age though. :mrgreen:
OTHGbronco82
RCC Addict
See, I don't have to much of a problem with flat pedals. It's the brake rotor's I have issues with.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
^^Brake rotors?
First issue I've had with the flats, and I went to flats last year. Bound to happen eventually I suppose, and it happened in the first five minutes of the ride. After cleaning it up, I count 9 places it got me good, and two very minor ones.
First issue I've had with the flats, and I went to flats last year. Bound to happen eventually I suppose, and it happened in the first five minutes of the ride. After cleaning it up, I count 9 places it got me good, and two very minor ones.
rc dreemer
Quarry Creeper
awww.... hpiguy,
that pedal bite looks familiar!!;-) my right shin looks like I was in a war zone!! LOL!! it's funny because I only seem to have it happen on my right shin!! doooohh!! I have recently learned to wear soccer shin guards most of the time now...:lmao:
that pedal bite looks familiar!!;-) my right shin looks like I was in a war zone!! LOL!! it's funny because I only seem to have it happen on my right shin!! doooohh!! I have recently learned to wear soccer shin guards most of the time now...:lmao:
lunatick
Pebble Pounder
I had a chuckle at your expense
I know whats gonna happen to me next ride now:shock:
Because Karma is a bitch:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
LOL, yeah, I actually had a buddy tell me the other day he'd take falling over clipped in over pedal bite. So of course I went on to mention that pedal bite hadn't been an issue for me. DERP :mrgreen:
OTHGbronco82
RCC Addict
Yup. Hope floating rotor's. As it turns out they're pretty sharp.
After I washed it off:
After a day and some ointment which is the white stuff:
I still have a small flat spot on my thumb too.:shock::mrgreen:
Purptr8r
Rock Crawler
Yup. Hope floating rotor's. As it turns out they're pretty sharp.
After I washed it off:
After a day and some ointment which is the white stuff:
I still have a small flat spot on my thumb too.:shock::mrgreen:
Did that same thing on my dirt jumper ... I built a new wheel set and was aligning the caliper while spinning the tire .... Well ... The rotor got my finger tip lobbed it clean off blunt force stopped the wheel dead .... Super glued the flap back down .... And good to go..... My girl is a nurse and I got a ration of shit about infection and stitches but I'm fine after 2 years except the pointy shaped finger and fingernail lol
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hpiguy
Rock Crawler
^^OUCH! Never even thought about the edges being sharp. Getting my finger in a spinning rotor on the other hand I kinda figured wouldn't be good. :mrgreen:
Bike looks great rupps5!
Bike looks great rupps5!
