what did you buy?
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Mountain Bike Qs - Hard tail or Full?
- Thread starter Fivepointfive
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what did you buy?
Fullsize80cherokee
Red Skull Member
Pivot firebird 29 and a surely ice cream truck for snow
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
Welp, you were right. Market is insane. Wound up pulling the trigger on one of these .
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/stance-1-2019
I was about to go buy some clapped out Scott from some stoner kid when I mad a last minute hail mary phone call. Demo bike from a local ski area. $1300.
Stoked.
Fullsize80cherokee
Red Skull Member
👍 looks like a steal. Now time to ride it. Download Strava and record your rides, I thing it’s great for tracking miles, speed, and seeing progress.
Welp, you were right. Market is insane. Wound up pulling the trigger on one of these .
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/stance-1-2019
I was about to go buy some clapped out Scott from some stoner kid when I mad a last minute hail mary phone call. Demo bike from a local ski area. $1300.
Stoked.
Sweet!
You will enjoy that. Yuge jump from and old rigid.
I'll be heading to NH in October, will be bringing the bike too.
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
no fucking joke! This thing is insane. The og question of ht vs fs was dumb. Being old and broken i started riding again pretty conservatively. This thing is a crazy confidence builder.
Where are you riding?
Where are you riding?
Kage
Confused at best.
Wow! Good deal on that bike and actually being able to find one!
Beware the false confidence. I hear that trees/ground/rocks hurt more at higher speeds as you get older
2nd the strava comment. I avoided it for a long time and recently started using it. I don't really worry about the competitive side of it, but it is handy for keeping track of mileage on your stuff and finding some routes near you.
Have fun man!
Beware the false confidence. I hear that trees/ground/rocks hurt more at higher speeds as you get older
2nd the strava comment. I avoided it for a long time and recently started using it. I don't really worry about the competitive side of it, but it is handy for keeping track of mileage on your stuff and finding some routes near you.
Have fun man!
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
Beware the false confidence. I hear that trees/ground/rocks hurt more at higher speeds as you get older
I really, REALLY need to remember this.
Thanks...
I will be down near Keene mostly.
Will also be meeting a friend somewhere between there and Burlington VT.
https://www.trailforks.com/ is another good one for finding trails
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
Done.
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
And done. Great app... we hit a park a couple weeks ago where I knew had no service. And did I remember to download a map?
And how does one multi-quote up in this place anyhow?
And done. Great app... we hit a park a couple weeks ago where I knew had no service. And did I remember to download a map?
And how does one multi-quote up in this place anyhow?
quote everything you want to quote and hit reply in the upper left. the number corresponds to the number of quote you are quoting
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
And done. Great app... we hit a park a couple weeks ago where I knew had no service. And did I remember to download a map?
And how does one multi-quote up in this place anyhow?
Well alrighty then. Thanks.
axjwhlr
Rock God
I also picked up a bike last year after 15yrs of not riding. v-brakes were the new thing last time I rode. I found a bike on pinkbike.com. Trek Fuel EX-5 29er. The original owner had upgraded just about everything. Front shocks, stan's tubless wheels, shifters etc. Going from hardtail to full suspension is quite the difference. I can lock out the rear shock for uphill climbing and it makes downhill and any jumps smooth. I was happy with the upgrade to full suspension.
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TiTRD
Red Skull Member
Nice!
Let's go fall down a lot at Highland.
They have a bar for us sore old fucks.
Let's go fall down a lot at Highland.
They have a bar for us sore old fucks.
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
I saw that. I just drank beer in the shade in the parking lot. But I like bars.
Love note inbound.
Love note inbound.
Nice!
Is that park lift up or pedal up?
Does that bike not have a dropper? If not, get one. They're great. Same thing to the Trek guy a few posts up.
Is that park lift up or pedal up?
Does that bike not have a dropper? If not, get one. They're great. Same thing to the Trek guy a few posts up.
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
Lift. You should check it out. It's not much more than an hour from Keene and it is insane.
Dropper check. I dig it. Little weird not having the seat between the legs for body English, but im learning to use my knees.
I probably will. I have never done any park riding like that, but am for sure interested in giving it a go. Do they have pedal up trails too? I like a good climb
Is it relatively new? I grew up near Keene and worked at a shop in Peterborough when I was a teenager. And I've never heard of it. I haven't lived in NH for almost 15 years though.
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TiTRD
Red Skull Member
I think it opened in 2008? Great place.
Fivepointfive
Guy in the back
It was a ski area that closed 15 -20 years ago. This guy Mark has done a killer job making it a mb specific area.
There is an xc zone adjacent to the downhill trails with I believe similar elevation change for climbing. They also have wed and thursduro evening uphill events.
There is an xc zone adjacent to the downhill trails with I believe similar elevation change for climbing. They also have wed and thursduro evening uphill events.