I'm finding XC boring nowadays.

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  • Woodmonkey
    Woodmonkey Posts: 412
    You don't get on with continental either judging by the quotes at the bottom of your post! I would also have to question haw many maxxis and panaracer tyres someone who has less than £20 a week disposable income has tried on a bike that is a 2011/12 model. Something is stopping you enjoying riding, I would suggest you stop looking at your bike I don't get the impression that's the problem from what you've said and how you've answered every piece of advice. I think you need to have a good think about what you're not enjoying.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    I like this guy, he's good.
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  • MTB noob
    MTB noob Posts: 272
    Woodmonkey - You make a very good point. The comment on the tyres on my signature were referring to my Race & Speed Kings (I had at least one puncture every week).

    I have tried my friends' bike on the branded tyres and since 2011 I've ridden Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1 and CG XC 2.1. Maxxis I've had a go on Medusa 1.8, Advantage Exception 2.1, and Holy Roller 2.4. The Holy Rollers were the only ones that I felt comfortable with.

    But again, I will think on what you've said and I will figure out what's wrong with me rather than the bike.
    My god road cycling is scary! I'm going to keep my relaxing rides to the trails where everything is green, fast and less crazy.
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I find XC boring too, but I'm finding mountain biking in general a bit toss at the minute. I've basically *gasp* converted to a roadie. I've simply ran out of trails that I can do within a 35 mile radius of where I live that I haven't done many times before and i'm not prepared to drive or take the train to find new ones.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    I go through phases of getting bored with riding. I need variety to keep me interested, if I ride the same place 2 times on the trot I find it hard to want to get out again.

    Luckily, there is loads down here to explore and mates are always coming up with new ride ideas to keep the juices flowing.

    Do you ride alone or in a group? If you can, try and join a club or see if anyone on here is local and arrange a ride!
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  • YellaBelly
    YellaBelly Posts: 130
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    Do you ride alone or in a group? If you can, try and join a club or see if anyone on here is local and arrange a ride!

    This is, in my opinion at least, the single best piece of advice anyone can get on how to enjoy their riding more. Joining a club tends to cost peanuts, gives you a group of mates, plenty of banter, help and advice, and new trails to ride. You get an awful lot of benefit from finding a good club to join.

    You don't always have to ride with them, but just like riding the same trail over and over, riding on your own over and over does get boring.
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    When you run out of exciting local trails it's time to get out the shovel & rake and get creative. You can't rely on the trail faries to keep you supplied with sweet singletrack.
    It's surprising what you can get done in a day.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    bennett_346 wrote:
    I find XC boring too, but I'm finding mountain biking in general a bit toss at the minute. I've basically *gasp* converted to a roadie. I've simply ran out of trails that I can do within a 35 mile radius of where I live that I haven't done many times before and i'm not prepared to drive or take the train to find new ones.

    Surely even riding the same trail every time is more interesting than road riding. At least the trail changes with the seasons, and you're not just sat there grinding away on the pedals while trying not to get killed by cars.
  • BigAl
    BigAl Posts: 3,122
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    bennett_346 wrote:
    I find XC boring too, but I'm finding mountain biking in general a bit toss at the minute. I've basically *gasp* converted to a roadie. I've simply ran out of trails that I can do within a 35 mile radius of where I live that I haven't done many times before and i'm not prepared to drive or take the train to find new ones.

    Surely even riding the same trail every time is more interesting than road riding. At least the trail changes with the seasons, and you're not just sat there grinding away on the pedals while trying not to get killed by cars.

    This ^^^^^

    I used to be a roadie. Actually I was quite a good one, won some races, blah, blah. 20 years ago though. Don't ride on the road at all now, cos it scares the sh!t out of me. At least if I injure myself off road it's my fault!
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I have just moved to Whistler and can honestly say the two hour ride I did today was amongst the most fun riding I have done in ages - snow on the ground, new trails, spooky noises in the woods (ice chunks dropping from the branches all over the place kept making me think there were things out there!). I was riding my old heckler with a hodge podge of parts ('03 Bombers, a purgatory front tyre, TT Larsen rear, hope M4 front brake, Magura Julie rear) and the bike made no difference to the fun of the ride - just pedal it up and ride it down. :D
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  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    I don't think you'd find XC boring if you had a good trail to ride and a better bike.

    You don't need more travel, just better 100mm forks. If your feet get kicked off the pedals, get SPDs
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    If your feet get kicked off the pedals, get SPDs

    Or learn the correct technique...
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    njee20 wrote:
    If your feet get kicked off the pedals, get SPDs

    Or learn the correct technique...

    I believe duct taping your feet to the pedals works as well.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Or cable ties?
  • RevellRider
    RevellRider Posts: 1,794
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    Or cable ties?

    Cable ties are just a little bit too roadie for me, I mean with duct tape you get the extra splash protection that is required with mountain biking
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  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    RevellRider wrote:
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    Or cable ties?

    Cable ties are just a little bit too roadie for me, I mean with duct tape you get the extra splash protection that is required with mountain biking

    You could always go without pedals, then they won't kick your feet off. Also a massive weight saving.

    I see alot of new bikes comes like this now for this exact reason
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    my son has one of these, solves all the problems

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  • Mccraque
    Mccraque Posts: 819
    ednino wrote:
    Re: I'm finding XC boring nowadays.

    by ednino » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:34 am

    I don't think you'd find XC boring if you had a good trail to ride and a better bike.

    MTBNoob I don't even think you should fret too much about the bike. There's loads of good trails out of the door from Steyning. I know because I ride them...although am based more Brighton way. There's a whole string of descents on the North Face of the SDW - all the way from Steyning to Brighton to get your heart in your mouth (just keep an eye out for horses), and then when you reach Brighton you've the singletrack around Stanmer as well as what you've already mentioned in Wild Park.

    Additionally, If you live in Steyning there's a load over Chanctonbury Ring as well (although maybe that is what you're bored with?!)

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