Comments on: Mountain biking no matter what http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/mountain-biking-no-matter-what/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: steve32300 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/mountain-biking-no-matter-what/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 steve32300 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:25 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=961#comment-2098 No doubt going riding can take an hour to get going and get there and get going again once the trail is achieved,that's why my bike and gear stay in my ford explorer sport at all time's.I feel it is the safest place for my stumpjumper and gear anyway because I can cable and u-lock it to my steering wheel overnight or at work so when I get off work or wake up on saturday or sunday morning all I got to do is stop at a convenience store and pick up a gallon of cold water and trail food.I did leave my camel bak and helmet in fruita the last time I was up there,I left it at my buddie's place so I have been riding with my standard back pack that I carry water bottles in place of my water bladder,and I had to go buy another helmet.I carry a bike stand also,I clean my drive train evey time I ride and do it on the work stand in the parking lot at the trail head.haha,I've had people come up to me and ask how much it is to get there bike serviced because they think I'm from the lbs and out promoting the lbs by working on bike's right there at the trail head,hahahahaha.I picked up the habbit up of working in the parking lot from being on a sprint race car team,being on the road for race's leave's them without a shop,so the parking lot at the motel's and hotel's are where race team's get er' done so the car's are ready to race when they get to the race track.some may see this as weird or rediculous,although working on my bike when everyone is around and watching is seriously some good atmoshere for those good time memory's in the future.I could tell some good time's working in the parking lot on the race car or the mountain bike.more so on the race car because eveyone in the racing buisness does it.So even though I carry my bike with,I still take time to get ready,although I do it at the trail head so I can be in the middle of it all while I'm doing it,it is actually quite a different story when you can get ready when there are other mountain biker's around that are not familliar to you and you can stop and smell the rose's while you are getting the chore's done.Example:a couple of week's ago we got to the trail head about 8:00 a.m. and had the bike's out and on the work stand,tools out and wheel's off,chain off,pretty much look's like a garage in the parking lot,lo and behold here come's the vitemin water truck and who do you think was driving it??two hottie's were out promoting vitemin water driving this huge truck through the trail head parking lot,wow what a change of pace to see this while taking care of maintenace on my mountain bike instead of at home all by myself,hahaha,anyway me and my riding partner got free vitemin water energy drink's and took picture's with them and chatted for about 10 minutes,we felt like it was our show that day that everyone was there to watch,hahahahaha. would'nt it be cool if all mountain biker's worked on there bike's in the parking lot like that???you can actually meet other mountain biker's this way and stay in the community loop much better,I mean the trail's are long and tough somtime's so why not hold court right there in the parkin lot while it's summer out for 3 month's and loan or borrow a tool or tube to get out on the trail and meet your bretheran mountain biker's.hahaha,just a thought.see ya on the trail. No doubt going riding can take an hour to get going and get there and get going again once the trail is achieved,that’s why my bike and gear stay in my ford explorer sport at all time’s.I feel it is the safest place for my stumpjumper and gear anyway because I can cable and u-lock it to my steering wheel overnight or at work so when I get off work or wake up on saturday or sunday morning all I got to do is stop at a convenience store and pick up a gallon of cold water and trail food.I did leave my camel bak and helmet in fruita the last time I was up there,I left it at my buddie’s place so I have been riding with my standard back pack that I carry water bottles in place of my water bladder,and I had to go buy another helmet.I carry a bike stand also,I clean my drive train evey time I ride and do it on the work stand in the parking lot at the trail head.haha,I’ve had people come up to me and ask how much it is to get there bike serviced because they think I’m from the lbs and out promoting the lbs by working on bike’s right there at the trail head,hahahahaha.I picked up the habbit up of working in the parking lot from being on a sprint race car team,being on the road for race’s leave’s them without a shop,so the parking lot at the motel’s and hotel’s are where race team’s get er’ done so the car’s are ready to race when they get to the race track.some may see this as weird or rediculous,although working on my bike when everyone is around and watching is seriously some good atmoshere for those good time memory’s in the future.I could tell some good time’s working in the parking lot on the race car or the mountain bike.more so on the race car because eveyone in the racing buisness does it.So even though I carry my bike with,I still take time to get ready,although I do it at the trail head so I can be in the middle of it all while I’m doing it,it is actually quite a different story when you can get ready when there are other mountain biker’s around that are not familliar to you and you can stop and smell the rose’s while you are getting the chore’s done.Example:a couple of week’s ago we got to the trail head about 8:00 a.m. and had the bike’s out and on the work stand,tools out and wheel’s off,chain off,pretty much look’s like a garage in the parking lot,lo and behold here come’s the vitemin water truck and who do you think was driving it??two hottie’s were out promoting vitemin water driving this huge truck through the trail head parking lot,wow what a change of pace to see this while taking care of maintenace on my mountain bike instead of at home all by myself,hahaha,anyway me and my riding partner got free vitemin water energy drink’s and took picture’s with them and chatted for about 10 minutes,we felt like it was our show that day that everyone was there to watch,hahahahaha.
would’nt it be cool if all mountain biker’s worked on there bike’s in the parking lot like that???you can actually meet other mountain biker’s this way and stay in the community loop much better,I mean the trail’s are long and tough somtime’s so why not hold court right there in the parkin lot while it’s summer out for 3 month’s and loan or borrow a tool or tube to get out on the trail and meet your bretheran mountain biker’s.hahaha,just a thought.see ya on the trail.

]]> By: Johnnyis138 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/mountain-biking-no-matter-what/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 Johnnyis138 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:21:19 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=961#comment-2097 I couldn't agree more. Not too long ago, my buddy and I went out to do a post-work ride. BUT, my buddy forgot his shoes, too. So, we decided to have a little fun and trade bikes. He got to ride a SS for the first time, since my bike has platform SPDs and I rode his Klein. We had a fantastic ride. I couldn’t agree more.

Not too long ago, my buddy and I went out to do a post-work ride. BUT, my buddy forgot his shoes, too. So, we decided to have a little fun and trade bikes. He got to ride a SS for the first time, since my bike has platform SPDs and I rode his Klein.

We had a fantastic ride.

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