Mtb thread

[stuvy]

All the talk of bikes, I decided to get the Evil Sovereign from the back of the garage. Other than flat tyres it didn’t need anything else attending to. The gears are still smooth and even the Rockshox Reverb dropper post didn’t need anything and they where infamous for seals going if you even looked at them wrong.
Cleaned the brake discs and fitted new pads in an effort to get rid of the brake squeal. Lots and of riding up and down the street doing some hard stops to get some heat iand bed the pads in but they still squeal like a pig.
I was hoping to get the dog alongside me on rides but the squealing is frightening and freaking her out, which is a shame as she enjoyed running fast and paced herself next to me without tugging on the lead.
The bike felt great to ride again even if it was a bit more effort from myself to get it up to speed. Unfortunately I forgot how sharp the pins are on the pedals and now have some additional cuts that will add to the other scars on my shins.

it’s scary how much I spent on this bike. Lots of Shimano XT with a touch of Saint along with a good helping of Hope and lots of blue anodised bits to tie it all in.

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brake cleaner from a tin, then boiling water and 800 wet n dry used to do the trick

 

[Munkul]

My brother and i went to our local trail centre yesterday... it was HEAVING with people! I wonder if it was just timing of the masses (including ourselves) all coming out to play again now that it's socially acceptable again.
It was quiet last sunday and it was better weather then too!

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Munkul The whole get out on a bike business has gone mad if you ask me!

My biggest pet hate is new riders at trail centres. Your flying down a trail & they don't pull over to let you past. All the gear & no idea springs to mind

 

[anto]

It will be a bit like gym membership in January. Packed to the gills until the novelty wears off.

However, there will be people like me who always loved getting on the bike but because of work/ family/ other primary sports, that just never had time.

I have been out every other day because I have no work to go to and no training currently on because of lockdown.

 

[stuvy]

Same here I ride daily if it’s not on tge bike it’s on the turbo trainer it’s a way of life on two wheels

 

[Ashley Burton]

@stuvy Couldn't think of life without riding a bike!

Love the freedom it gives you

 

[jsf55]

I managed to get out on the bike for the first time in 12 years yesterday, due intense hip pain i gave it up when i was 51. I managed a good 10 miles on these new fangled bike tracks and thoroughly enjoyed it. can't wait to get out again !

 

[Dogruffracing]

I built a bike for my eldest, kids bikes are really heavy for what they are so decided to have a go at building a lightweight mtb on a budget.

Started with a fairly new but very unloved orbea mx24 that a local military family did not want, it had been left in the garden over winter so was rotten.

My boy likes red so while the frame was off for powder coating I had a friend build up some nice wheels, I them built it up using the lightest components I could afford including some bargain rock shocks sid race forks that I serviced and shortened, aim was a 10kg bike and I think it came in at 10.2kg

 

[stuvy]

Looks cool what drive does it have x12?

 

[Tangledfeet]

...aim was a 10kg bike and I think it came in at 10.2kg

Lovely build; especially with the shortened SID forks - wish my bikes weighed anywhere close to that!

 

[Dogruffracing]

Looks cool what drive does it have x12?

1x10, 10 was the widest the new hub would take.

 

[Dogruffracing]

I did another for my youngest who is the same size as my oldest.

Started with a mint marin, shed a fair bit of weight changing the tyres and changing the front steel 2 ring crankset to a single. Not as light as the other bike but the forks are quite heavy and I have not changed them ... yet.

 

[stuvy]

If you want to sell the forks and they aren’t bigger than 140mm and 26” I’d be interested

 

[Munkul]

Thread revival!

Recently I've been lapping the hill that is literally behind our house. People have built a dozen or so trails on it over the years, all branching off from the fireroad at the top.

It's great. I can bike up the road from my house, do 3 laps of this, and bike home again in 2 under hours.

It looks like this:

 

[Maker]

I miss mountain biking! Even road cycling on big hills, Suffolk just doesn't do it for me, I need to get back to the Peaks.

I've been getting out on my BMX quite a bit recently, I love road cycling but carving around, hopping on and off curbs and manualing over road markings is just more fun.

 

[Kayos]

Gravel biking, it's the future

 

[Maker]

My road bike is a gravel bike with 23mm tyres and tt bar extensions. It is great fun to put the 36mm knobblies back on and take it off road though.

 

[stuvy]

Gravel biking, it's the future

They said that about 27.5’s and 29’s…

I will stick to my P7 in 26” wheel size

 

[Kram]

Do hybrid bikes count? Had my GT Transeo hybrid, with dodgy gears, since 2010. This week I finally replaced the gear shifters with decathlon/btwin ones and its like a new bike, best 20 quid Ive spent on it. Also adjustable stem, new grips and pannier bag. Im doing 80+ miles a week.
It'll be nice not having to reach down the frame and yank the gear cable to go up into front 3rd whilst being overtaken!

I used to run on some mtb trails near me, I want to get a mtb and try it but taking the hybrid on trails is terrifiying. Unsure if problem is the bike or me
I have the strava running KOM for a few 200m drop downhill mtb trail sections and it'd be nice to do them on bike.

Was looking at one if these, any good? Immeditely apparent I will need a dropper seat post.

27.5 Inch MOUNTAIN BIKE FULL SUSPENSION ROCKRIDER ST 530 - BLACK/RED ROCKRIDER | Decathlon

Enjoy the comfort of the 120mm front and rear suspension on the ST 530 S bike. The single chainring and the hydraulic disc brakes are your best…

www.decathlon.co.uk

Notice the frame design has an odd twisted subframe pivot look to it.

 

[Bobupndown]

Did lots of cycling during 1st lockdown. Have moved house 18 months ago and not been on a bike since. Absolutely everywhere around here is steep hills, not ideal for a non lycra clad lunatic who just enjoyed leisure cycling. There is a forest nearby which I believe is popular with mtb crowd but my hybrid wouldn't suit. Approaching 50, maybe an e-mtb is the thing for me?