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My blog post about this is up now…feel free to comment here or there and let me know what you think.
http://thewvpedaler.blogspot.com/2016/03/is-trail-work-as-fun-as-riding.html
Thanks for all the replies…I held our first real club meeting Thursday and our first official trail day is ion the morning! It snowed a little earlier today. Not expecting a large crowd but hoping a few show up. We are clearing large stuff for a major work day to come in a few weeks. We always ride after work!
I believe Cannondale has the “trail” series. It has been a year or so since I dealt with Cannondale.
For me having two boys under the age of 5 I am lucky to have a wonderful wife. I just got a 2016 Trek Top Fuel. I backed off a little and got the aluminum version. Find a way to get her equal cash for her thing.
I guess the point I am getting at is that I feel it’s more enjoyable to ride on a trail that you have worked on. I feel that if every mountain biker gave one day of trail work in place of one ride our trails would be that much better.
This contest was just what I needed to get off my butt and get involved with the site again, really fell off after singletracks was taken off tapatalk. Its worth it for the stickers! I love the new design by the way!
Welcome to a great sport, once you start there is no stop! I would suggest going to a bike shop and looking at what they have and see if they a used or consigned rack to save you some money. In my experience with used bikes a lot of times if you add the initial cost, any immediate repairs mixed with even just a few upgrades you have equal money as an entry level, say Trek Marlin with a warranty. Also a great resource would be bicycle marketplaces on Facebook or Pinkbike. We have a great one in my area, I’m within driving distance of DC so there are always people selling awesome bikes on ours. Food for thought I guess.
Thanks Guys! Like I said in my post, I cannot wait to get more miles on it but by far the best bike I have ridden!
Yeah I race in the Clydes. I’m gonna keep my HT 29er for XC races.
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Thanks for the reply, I work at the bike shop too, I know all about the bikes I was hoping to hear from a few folks that have these particular bikes and the terrain they ride. Thanks though. I have too much extra weight to complain about bike weight. Cheaper for me to lose it haha. I think going to end up going with the Stumpy.
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Sweet man, yeah I have been in contact with Frank from IMBA about getting something going. I really want to get to some of the other classes they offer. Such as the land manager and political classes they offer. I really want to get something going up here.
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There was a great turnout but it rained all day! Didn’t put any tools in the ground for fear of messing more up then doing good. Also I didn’t get to ride the trails there either. Learned a lot of great material and hoping to get a chapter going in my area that is lacking a good group.
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I may regret this but I am gonna try. Might not be more then a mile some days and maybe less but I’m gonna try!
http://www.30daysofbiking.com/pledge/4764
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I have been on Strava for a long time, it is a wonderful training tool and as you said a great motivation and way to stay up with friends from all over. I’m glad to see a Singletracks club! Joined…!
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I want something like this; do you have problems knowing where the bikes are? Running into things when backing up, for example?
I might buy something like this with my REI dividend.
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No I have no problem at all. I also haul trailers a good bit so I am used to having stuff behind me. Plus when it’s not in use it folds up nice and tight to the vehicle.
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Well I am from WV and when I had a pickup you’d be surprised what I had on the back. Haha you have good points but when I have done a good ride the last thing I want to do is climb into the bed of my trick or up on the roof to secure my bike. I did it for years but once I got that tray rack I am not sure why I went that long without it. Also Thule has a model that is a tray rack for the hanging truck style and it works rather well.
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I don’t know about you mtbgreg but I’m not gonna just throw my hard earned expensive MTB into the bed of a pickup. Tray racks are the way, I have my bike on and secure in 10 seconds.
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I have a riding buddy that uses one of the Sea Sucker products to haul in bike on his Audi. Seems to work fine but it looks a little goofy going down the road, a 29er riding up the back glass is comical…check their site but the sea sucker is a 2 piece set, your sporting a Mini convertible, may not be able to get the bike on the back. Hitch it will be man, unless you want to spring for a real vehicle like an Xterra or something, haha kidding. Good Luck!
I know what you are meaning, one can never have too many bicycles. I love mountain biking and living in West Virginia I have the playground all around me but I love riding a cyclocross bike as well…My MTB rig is currently down right now waiting for a warranty for the frame. I also have other issues with the bike. I need to get up and running for the upcoming season though. I hope to get some posts up about my MTB and the issues I am having with it…
