Mountain Biking

[Slicks]

I've got an '02 Kona Scab, that I'm sure I've mentioned here (or some other MTB thread on GTP). It's had its fair share of use and abuse, but I haven't ridden it in a few months, due to crank/bottom bracket and sproket problems. The sproket is the big one on the front, bent due to hard shifting or something (gears are no longer perfectly adjusted). It no longer stays straight, and always bends in the same spot. Just enough to make the chain skip when I pedal hard. Oh, and a few broken spokes. The wheels are still fairly true, though.
It's got '02 Bomber Z1 Wedge shocks.
I know I have a picture somewhere in my computer, I'll see if I can dredge it up.



[Edit] - I know, it's not very clean.

 

[VIPFREAK]

Nice bike dood. 👍

 

[Slicks]

Thanks,
It's more robust than it looks, since it's a chromoly frame. Unfortunately it's also heavier than one would think. As is there, it must weigh in the 40 pound range.

 

[standard235]

Bleh, my Hardtail is 33 pounds.

When I get all my financial things in order (Paying my parents for the Bike. )

I am going to ditch this damn cross country fork and get a nice, robust set of wheels. A 2.5" Pro Roller front tire, and probably buy new derailleurs, shifters, and cranks when they break.


I am going to take my bikes outside and get some shots of them... and then see if my dad can get a decent shot of me jumping.

Tabletop anyone?

 

[standard235]

I now have over 30 pictures of me and my bikes......



will have them posted when I get them developed and get that picture CD.

 

[911_gt3_rs]

looking forward to it. Did you get that jump pic?

 

[standard235]

No... my mom sucks at cameras... maybe if I get another camera I will have some friends take one at some trails we built..

 

[VIPFREAK]

I had ridden bikes all my life. Rode mountain bikes in early 90's, and I actually thought I could ride better than I could walk. One day, my $400 bike(can't remember which) got stolen, and $400 was a lot of money back then. I stopped riding at that point, period. I tried riding my brother's bike few years later, but felt really weird.

How can riding a bike feel weird? My dad has a treadmill, I ran on it once... Never again. Now THAT "weird"

 

[911_gt3_rs]

My Scott was stolen on sunday

After taking it to work i left it outside Pizza Hut at 10am on a sunday morning for less than 5 minutes (there was no-one around) but once i had got around to the back door to bring it in it had been taken

I like to look on the brightside though, the bike could have used a lot work done to it's gears as the chain often slipped. And it's the end of the season meaning 2005 spec bikes have money off

Today i lookeed around some local bike shops and Halfords (who really surprised me) I was a able to get a GT Aggressor 1.0 for £300 (reduced from £400), 27speed, Seriously lightweight, beefy looking rims, and Rock ShoX fork.

The bike is kind of an anomaly as i think only Halfords sell it, and i can't find pics on the net. It's being built tomorrow and i should be able to pick up by about 6pm. I'll probably takw some photos of it with my phone.

Hehe, it's pretty close to my dream bike i would say, though i would welcome something more expensive and hardcore lets be realistic i'm a student working at Pizza Hut (you've gotta budget(ish..)

 

[VIPFREAK]

That really sucks ass... I'm always worried about that with my bike even when in my sights. That's cool your looking on the bright side.

A long time ago someone stole my dad's and my bike out of the garage, they must have known what was going on because they went though the side gate and then side garage door which someone forgot to lock (I don't know who).

They tried to get into the house but luckily the door was deadbolted plus the idiots tried to use a spatula or something to pry the door open. ****ing idiots... There were all these other tools all over in the garage they could've used that were a lot more heavy duty.

What sucked is that year bikes we had were the nicer quality Diamondback Sorrentos ( even though it was neon yellow which I liked at the time ) because the next bike versions which we got as replacements had those gay ass swirls in the paint.

 

[911_gt3_rs]

A couple of pics of my new bike, had some pretty stormy weather since i picked it up (red hot and sunny during the day though) so i'm itching to ride it



pic quality is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad...

 

[vtec_guy]

on monday i fell off my mountain bike and got to spend 2 nights in hospital whooo
when my mates toby and joe faound me (joe is R34jse) i was unconcius but snoring with my bike on top of me lol

 

[911_gt3_rs]

Sorry to hear about the crash, how'd it happen?

According to speedo i've done aboout 14 miles today on my bike, all for the sake of getting some paper for college i rode to an out of town Staples superstore for it, just to get a feel my my new GT, which feels much different to how my Scott did, but i'll get used to it in time.

 

[r34jse]

i was there and saw it. we where at a specialist mountain biking centre thing called PORC its stand for Penshust Offraod Riding Club. any way there was a big road gap about 6-7 foot hight and a bout 10-15 foot wide and he thought it was alot smaller and just whent flimg off it and got it wrong his bike was fine shame about his face though and he was snoring when we found him

 

[Robin]

My bikes a SPECIALIZED ROCKHOPPER A1 COMP FS in the manufacturers signature colours red and white.......Its a great trail bike that can aslo handle some rough downhill stuff.....The Manitou Six Elite 100mm shocks are ok and have dampening to lock out some of the bounce on the road. Mines exsactly like the picture below apart from I have DMR V8 pedals instead......



And here are the specs.....

FRAME A1 Premium Aluminum, double butted front triangle, disc mounts, removeable derailler hanger
FRONT FORK Manitou Six Elite, 100mm travel, alloy steerer, ail damped with pre-load adjustment
REAR SHOCK N/A
HEADSET Ritchey 1-1/8", threadless
STEM Specialized welded alloy, 10 degree rise, anodized black
HANDLEBARS Specialized 30mm rise, 6 degree bend, black anodized
GRIPS S-Works Double Density, kraton
FRONT BRAKE Shimano BR-410, linear pull, black anodized
REAR BRAKE Shimano BR-410, linear pull, black anodized
BRAKE LEVERS Shimano ST-M510 , Deore
FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Deore, 34.9mm clamp, bottom pull
REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Deore LX
SHIFT LEVERS Shimano Deore ST-M-510
CASSETTE Shimano HG-50, 11x32, 9-speed
CHAIN Shimano, 9-speed, HG-53
CRANKSET Specialized Forearm II Comp, with black arms
CHAINRINGS 44Ax32Sx22S, w/black 7075 alloy outer ring, Tru-Shift
BOTTOM BRACKET Shimano BB-UN-52, square taper, 68 x 110
PEDALS Shimano PDM-505, clipless, w/reflector , cleats
RIMS Mavic X-139, 32h, 26", alloy double wall, w/machined side walls, black
FRONT HUB Specialized alloy,32h, w/hi-polished bearing surfaces, black
REAR HUB Shimano Deore, 32h, forged alloy, low flange, 9-speed, black
SPOKES 15GA, stainless, black, w/brass nipples
FRONT TIRE Specialized Rockster Pro 26"x2.1", aramid, blackwall, 120 TPI
REAR TIRE Specialized Rockster Pro 26"x2.1", aramid, blackwall, 120 TPI
TUBES Specialized ultra light, presta valve
SADDLE Specialized Pro MTB w/Body Geometry Technology (OEM)
SEAT POST Specialized alloy, 30.9x350mm
SEAT BINDER Specialized alloy collar, w/ QR

 

[r34jse]

nice you should post that in the "show us your bike" thread in the sport forum thing

 

[vtec_guy]

i rode to an out of town Staples superstore for it, just to get a feel my my new GT, which feels much different to how my Scott did, but i'll get used to it in time.

What GT do you have? mine's an Avalanche 3.0. I'm not a really serious mountain biker so I dont need anything too flashy.

EDIT: sorry, i've just seen the pic at the top of the page. Is that an Avalanche 0.0 or an Avalanche 1.0? I know one of them only comes in that white, red and black colour scheme.

 

[911_gt3_rs]

^ it's an aggressor 1.0, a strange one that i think is only sold in Halfords.

 

[r34jse]

have you got ne more pics??

 

[911_gt3_rs]

I suppose i could take some more (its in the shed ATM) tomorow if you wanted but i've only got a rubbichy T610 phone to take them with.

 

[r34jse]

ye the camera is bad, ive got one 2. and if you fall off your bike the screen just cracks ive broken 2 of them!

 

[VIPFREAK]

New hurtle to get over... Single track.

 

[911_gt3_rs]

I'm bored, so enjoy some obscure pics.

 

[r34jse]

nice gt there better pics than the one at the top.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Bit of bot, more leisure than exercise though. When i have a bike that is..

 

[standard235]

Watched a MTNx race today. Jumped a 20 foot gap jump. I was about 12 ft in the air and the lip is straight up. Easy as pie.

 

[Cosmic]

How long is 20 ft?

 

[standard235]

20 feet you retard.


:-d Don't take that seriously. I figured people would be able to assume that it meant 20 feet.

 

[Cosmic]

20 feet you retard.


:-d Don't take that seriously. I figured people would be able to assume that it meant 20 feet.

Meh, I mean in meters or centimeters

 

[standard235]

Ooooo.

Around 609.6 cm or 6.09600m