Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude...
lost_in_thought
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I got stuck here, bailed out, bike stayed like that.
Off-road in the snow is fun! On-road in the snow is fun but not quite as much. Also, on gritted roads, MTBs are hella slow. Dude.
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Not as wobbly as me - just kept wipin' out man
Stuck to the roads today around Baildon - snow is just hard work!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Riding in snow is knackering. The compact stuff is much, much better.FCN 2-4.
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"It stays down, Daddy."
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Agreed, definitely hard work. Good fun though, you can just stand up and push!0
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Rolf, I can see those rabbit prints by the side of you - trotting along in a straight line, not a care in the world. Was he mocking you?0
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Chapeau both of you! I don't really have the bike for that stuff (the Cadenza would be OK-ish, just not with a Marathon/Sport Contact tyre combo) but looks like fun....definitely not jealous of ITB & co today mind you!!Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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fjellrunner wrote:Rolf, I can see those rabbit prints by the side of you - trotting along in a straight line, not a care in the world. Was he mocking you?
He was - but note where the prints end....... (I photoshopped out the red stains to protect the squeamish :twisted: )Faster than a tent.......0 -
Note the dice valve caps LiT took off the Viner and put on the Muddy fox for the snow rideI've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Yeah, a few of us from the club went offroad today with a couple of guys from Reading CTC - was fun, then really hard, then scary and unnerving, then really hard again.
The two CTC guys seemed fine, and we had a couple of good cyclo-cross racers who were coping fine, then there was me and the club president - he on a Surly 1x1 - and when he stopped cos of the gearing, I'd stop behind, and not be able to get going again.
Still, was a good excuse to cover for the fact that I was blowing out my arse and not very happy on the slippy stuff.
We left the four to ride back into Reading on the road - it should take about 20 minutes - it took us an hour and a half!!! :shock:
Still - fat tyres and low low pressure worked pretty well in the proper snow, and was ok on the roads, but yeah, hella-slow!
Only came off twice in the powder - one clipless moment when trying to restart, and another where I flatly just carked it! Managed to avoid landing on the tree stump though.
Anyone else finding their core muscles are really really achey now - from fighting all the time to keep the bike rubber-side down?Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0 -
TommyEss wrote:Anyone else finding their core muscles are really really achey now - from fighting all the time to keep the bike rubber-side down?
Mine were ok last week, but didn't have to cope with the stuff you did. I found had to concentrate a lot harder though!FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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StuAff wrote:Chapeau both of you! I don't really have the bike for that stuff (the Cadenza would be OK-ish, just not with a Marathon/Sport Contact tyre combo) but looks like fun....definitely not jealous of ITB & co today mind you!!
You should be we had a total blast, but def MTB's only
Soooooooo much fun, hammering downhill not know how deep the snow or ruts are or even where they are, ace! like being a kid all over again.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
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itboffin wrote:StuAff wrote:Chapeau both of you! I don't really have the bike for that stuff (the Cadenza would be OK-ish, just not with a Marathon/Sport Contact tyre combo) but looks like fun....definitely not jealous of ITB & co today mind you!!
You should be we had a total blast, but def MTB's only
Soooooooo much fun, hammering downhill not know how deep the snow or ruts are or even where they are, ace! like being a kid all over again.
Nope, I'm not jealous, really! Was indeed fun for you loonies, quite clearly. Full suspension of the properly working kind probably rather handy for those downhills (I don't think my 20" soft-tail would cut it!)....Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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You've already given so much!Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0 -
Twas indeed fun out on the MTB today. Here's my edited video of our ride incuding a few comedy crashes:
"My White Bicycle"FCN = 40 -
Off road in almost any conditions is fun 8)"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Spent 5 hours up Leith Hill on Saturday.
Getting UP the hill sucked (not helped by riding a bike with a lowest gear or 36/32 and sporting a 160mm fork). Coming back down again - absofookinlutely hilarious. Especially if you did the same run a few times to pack the snow down a little. Hitting jumps in the snow was amusing too. No idea what the bike was going to do on landing.
Foot out, flat out, pinned. Duuuuuuude...0 -
Having been amazed at the sheer weight of that muddy fox (dice valve caps not helping) I really think I'd wuss out of jumping it. If I could even get it off the ground, that is.
Saying that, I think I'd wuss out of jumping pretty much any bike.
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L_i_T,
Sounds as if the bike is not yours - so apologies to the owner - but Muddy Fox probably qualifies as a mountain bike shaped object. These things are usually pretty damn heavy even by MTB standards! And the snow would have made it feel even heavier."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:L_i_T,
Sounds as if the bike is not yours - so apologies to the owner - but Muddy Fox probably qualifies as a mountain bike shaped object. These things are usually pretty damn heavy even by MTB standards! And the snow would have made it feel even heavier.
Ahhh well that explains it! It's my brother's crappy old MTB - ie the one he lets me borrow!
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At least it's not yours"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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LiT, think of the bike as helping to develop your upper body strength0
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Erm, what is all this MTB garbage? I almost lost my lunch when I spied that Muddy Fox.
Keep it clean please guys, this is a civilized forum.*
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Il Principe wrote:Erm, what is all this MTB garbage? I almost lost my lunch when I spied that Muddy Fox.
Keep it clean please guys, this is a civilized forum.*
*mostly.
fancy as race then? Your prince vs my "hybrid" - I'll pick the venueRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:L_i_T,
Sounds as if the bike is not yours - so apologies to the owner - but Muddy Fox probably qualifies as a mountain bike shaped object. These things are usually pretty damn heavy even by MTB standards! And the snow would have made it feel even heavier.
Ahhh well that explains it! It's my brother's crappy old MTB - ie the one he lets me borrow!
God it's heavy...
I mean, how cool is this? (remember, its 1986)
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Always Tyred wrote:Back when I was a kid, a Muddy Fox was the bike to have. Choppers and Grifters went out of fashion. You could either jump bmx's or look like a pillock doing 130rpm and 10mph on the way to school. But a Muddy Fox had a cool logo, manly tyres and had like loads of gears man.
I mean, how cool is this? (remember, its 1986)"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0