I will start , I have just bought the 2016 Trek Fuel9 what a machine,first run at kalamunda was epic.
i have biked Whistler Canada ,Davos Switzerland , Queenstown NZ.
where have you been?
Winter windlessness inspired me to buy a mountain bike last year. Am having a great time on all those calm days. Lots of good tracks on Central Coast NSW where I live. I am not very good yet but working on it. Ourimbah mountain bike park has a good setup & tracks around McMasters Beach are good. Not getting as fat & slack as I used to over winter.
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I will start , I have just bought the 2016 Trek Fuel9 what a machine,first run at kalamunda was epic.
i have biked Whistler Canada ,Davos Switzerland , Queenstown NZ.
where have you been?
Been mtbing for a couple years.
First bike was a Trek Fuel 6. Now got a Specialized Stump Jumper 650b. Sick bike
Never MTB in Perth. I ride Margs, Middle Earth and Boranup. Occasionally ride Meelup, Whitcher, Pile Road and Pembi.
Most if not all my windsurfing/kitesurfing mates MTB.
We surf/sup then windsurf/kite. If the conditions aren't right then we ride.
The best days are surf in morning then go for ride. Wind comes in then sail
I did ride mountain bikes a lot but found it was too hard on my knees and couldn't windsurf very well after so i got this instead hehe 
I recently got back into mtb'ing after one of the guys I sail with asked if I was keen. Really lucky the guys I go with are easy going to help ease back into the sport and build your confidence.
Used to mtb in winter in my 20's. Originally got into it in the UK after going there and needed something to do. First bike was a 92 Specialized Rockhopper - no suspension - and did a bit of amateur racing over there. Got back into a bit - 9years ago.
Current bike is a 26" Giant XTC 3 that I'm upgrading the components on, maybe upgrade to a 27.5 in a year or 2, but this beast is working well so far. its amazing how the sport has grown over the decades, the managed single trails are awesome.
Mainly mtb in brisbane, Redlands, Daisy hill, gap creek and want to do the epic sth boundary rd ride to mt Nebo before it gets too hot.
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Greenroom said..xtreme1 said...
I will start , I have just bought the 2016 Trek Fuel9 what a machine,first run at kalamunda was epic.
i have biked Whistler Canada ,Davos Switzerland , Queenstown NZ.
where have you been?
Been mtbing for a couple years.
First bike was a Trek Fuel 6. Now got a Specialized Stump Jumper 650b. Sick bike
Never MTB in Perth. I ride Margs, Middle Earth and Boranup. Occasionally ride Meelup, Whitcher, Pile Road and Pembi.
Most if not all my windsurfing/kitesurfing mates MTB.
We surf/sup then windsurf/kite. If the conditions aren't right then we ride.
The best days are surf in morning then go for ride. Wind comes in then sail
Hey Greenroom, Stump jumper was a close second to Scott (Shock lock out on bars was a no brainer for me the way I ride)
Have you tried cleats? if not go out and get your self a set and clipin shoes, with your feet locked onto the bike you will ride heaps better, and the crashes are also heaps better for ur mates watching.
I mostly ride Glenrock as its 900 metres from my front door, Scott doesnt look that clean now with a few thousand km on the clock.
Got cleats on my 29 Rock Hopper for when I just ride fire roads.
Tried it on the trails and for the very little that you might get out of using cleats, I decided against it. Its not my thing. Cleats go hand in hand with lycra just like flat water and kiteboarding.
I like the freedom of flats. The ability to throw a leg out around a berm. We have more jumps, roll overs and log rides than corners and smashing up a short sharp hill is not a problem
I ride 1km round trip to my local IGA supermarket I call it Iga Run. I try and ride on the grass verge and across the footy field.
Here's my 20 year old Cannondale m500 such a super sic bike for radical curb jumps
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Got cleats on my 29 Rock Hopper for when I just ride fire roads.
Tried it on the trails and for the very little that you might get out of using cleats, I decided against it. Its not my thing. Cleats go hand in hand with lycra just like flat water and kiteboarding.
I like the freedom of flats. The ability to throw a leg out around a berm. We have more jumps, roll overs and log rides than corners and smashing up a short sharp hill is not a problem
Have you dried some fiveten freeriders (with the flat soles)? The pedal stick you get off those with decent pedals is awesome.
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Have you dried some fiveten freeriders (with the flat soles)? The pedal stick you get off those with decent pedals is awesome.
Yep on my first bike I had ABD pedals with Five10 Impact Low's.
Now I ride Specialized Bennies with Five10 Impact VXi's
I mountain biked (DH, dirt jumps, street) from age 14-22 in the UK then picked up road riding as I was getting injured too often. Way too much aggression on the roads now so bought a nice Marin hard tail two months ago. Now riding Manly Dam 2 to 3 times a week and up at Terrey Hills.
Forget how much fun MTBing was.
I lived in Rotorua NZ for 8 years during the 90's. Roto-vegas has epic MTB trails, due to the pumice soil type and pine trees. it's developed into a large MTB park now and real MTB culture in the town. I MTB and waterskied (lots of lakes, plus snow skiing was 1.5hrs away), however for windsurfing it was the 2nd most windless place in NZ.
I've got a giant anthem 0, and do some biking around home in Warrnambool and the Otways, however I do miss the great flowing rides the trails have in Vegas (and the lack of rocks).
My time in Rotorua did make me realise, that you are either a mountain person or a ocean person. I'm more connected to the ocean.
For those of you close to Sidney, I think you can get direct flights into Rotorua, great for a long weekend as the accommodation strip is only 5min bike from the trails.
Rider - way cool retro Cannondale!
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I mountain biked (DH, dirt jumps, street) from age 14-22 in the UK then picked up road riding as I was getting injured too often. Way too much aggression on the roads now so bought a nice Marin hard tail two months ago. Now riding Manly Dam 2 to 3 times a week and up at Terrey Hills.
Forget how much fun MTBing was.
Hey ben, which tracks are you riding at terry hills? (pm if needed).
Yep, another one for the pre season keep fit MTB, really enjoying it, some great spots here on the Sunshine Coast,
I need to get me one of those fancy soft tail bikes though, ...feeling it today, parklands is pretty rocky, steep in sections, then tight rainforest runs with nicely groomed go fast tight berms and some small jumps for those with private medical insurance!
Hey Dan, cycling perimeter and long track, not sure on others yet. Have hit up the dam twice this week, great track and far drier than last week.
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^^^^ You ever take it off any sweet jumps?
I once got like three foot of air.
Grew up having to ride a bike to school everyday, couldn't wait to get a car, never looked back.
But I can appreciate the sport and the cool vids that can come out of it.
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Just about to buy my first proper mountain bike.
29er rigid?
Where are you going to be riding and what sort of riding?
Bikes are like boards. I could take a freestyle board out in the waves but prob wont suit the conditions? You could take a wave board speed sailing but I'm guessing no speed records will be broken?
Hard tails are cheap (cheaper) and are good for flogging around the fire roads and trails. 29" are great for travel speed, ride uphill and quick descents. But when you get into tight winding trails and downhill single tracks, the 29er you may find to be too much bike. That's where the 26 or better still 27.5 (650b) comes into play.
If you got the coin get a dually first up. They ride WAY better.
I have both and use both equally as much.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the advise Greenroom:
"Hard tails are good for flogging around the fire roads and trails. 29" are great for travel speed, ride uphill and quick descents."
Thats me and I think I can get a much better hard tail for my budget than a Dually (about $2000).
Youse get a reaaaal good duelly for $2000 second hand. Try as many bikes as you can at shops or wherever.
I started on a hardtail before getting a duelly. Now I have 2 and wouldn't go back.
Yeh all the forums I have checked out seem to be split on hardtail v Dually.
I will check out both types and see which I like the best.
Cheers....
Suspension? What is suspension?
Is that like flat bars, tyres wider than 35mm and all those other mythical devices?
www.bikeradar.com/news/video-chris-akrigg-does-cyclocross/
Cyclocross, the original MTBing and the only sport where the pro world championship course has run through the beer tent! :-)
We don't do no stinkin' sports drinks!
After all, you need something to wash the mud from your teeth....
