Mountain Biking - whrer is everyone from?

>hey i just registered and wanted to know wher e people are from and what kind of riding do you do

>i am from washington state near seattle, and do mostly XC and some DH

Napa, CA which is about 50 miles north of San Francisco.

I live in michigan andiliketoridebicycles.

Athens , Greece.

Arlington, WA. About 45 miles N of Seattle.

Auburn Washington, 20 miles south of seattle, I ride downhill, XC, road, anything with a bike is cool by me...tom

tomkatz, have you ever rode at Tiger Mt? Heard there's some nice trailes. Would like to go, but it's quite the drive.

mkyster...tiger mountain is great, haven't been there for awhile, I need to get back up there. South of me is Victor Falls, great place to ride, but would REALLY be a long drive for you, alot of bike shops have maps of victor falls...tom

My name is Jim, and I'm originally from Gainesville.





Admittance is the first step :p

Born in Guelph ontario.,...moved to Whistler Bc...someday the north shore.

I'm currently located in Auburn, AL and for now I'm sticking to XC trails.........mainly because I don't want to kill myself on DH yet lol:beer:

>>for you guys in washington, do you know of Finn Hill (in Bothell) because that and the trails at the Boeing activity center are the only places in Washington i have ridden. The ONLY other place i ride is in whistler, BC (about 1nce a year)

Hey young, do you dh or do you take in all of Whistler?

i'm in portland, oregon. i've always been a mountianbiker- cross crountry, freeride -- but i have just got into road riding, and am loving it. great place to live for both.

young biker....I have ridden at finn hill, with a friend who lives in bothel, never ridden at boeing, which one is it near? Try my suggestion for Victor Falls near bonney lake if you can get out that far south, check out maps at bike shops, I know Performance carries the maps......tom

It's about 100km south of Brisbane, immediately on the north side of the New South Wales border. I might be moving to Brisbane soon.


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I am from east Texas.

I didn't think you hung out in here Chris :)...

I must say this is a very wide variety of people :D

Originally posted by Maelstrom
I didn't think you hung out in here Chris :)...

I hang out everywhere (well, perhaps not winter cycling as I haven't quite grasped the concept of 'winter' just yet). There are some very nice trails in the vicinity of Murwillumbah (south of here - Murwillumbah, the economic, political, cultural and social hub of the known universe) :D

San Jose, near some of the most beautiful MTB riding on the planet.

Originally posted by Chris L
I hang out everywhere (well, perhaps not winter cycling as I haven't quite grasped the concept of 'winter' just yet). There are some very nice trails in the vicinity of Murwillumbah (south of here - Murwillumbah, the economic, political, cultural and social hub of the known universe) :D

:D...you should take a trip someday just for the winter riding. Its an experience unto itself...

although I would take a beautiful sunny summer day anyday. :)

Colorado, USA!
XC
Freeride
Light DH

I too hail from the Seattle area...

young_biker, I'll have to put my recommendation in for the Tiger Mtn. area. It's fairly close and offers a lot of different types of riding. You also might like Tolt-MacDonald in Carnation. And of course one of the neatest places to go riding although it's a bit further out is Kachess Ridge. There's some nice riding across the sound too (Mt. Muller is a killer ride) and then there are the trails around Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island. I myself live right next to some nice trails (The Beaver Lake Trail System). They're not incredibly hard or challenging or anything and really just loop and twist around in the forest but they're literally outside my door so if I just want a quick ride to satisfy my craving, I only have to roll out of the garage and the trailhead is right there.

Sarasota, FL where we only have two seasons; Summer and Construction!

Lived here for the last 22 years. WOW! Well, except for the period of time I went to college at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GO GATORS!!). Lived in other places in FL for 7 years before moving to Sarasota.

Mtn biking here is scarce! We have to drive over an hour to get to anything decent! Over 2 to get to the good stuff! 10 hours to get to some actual mountains!

L8R

>maelstrom-- i do dh on my own one day of the week and i go and i ride around town to various places (on the paved trails) the rest of the week with my family

Hi,Young biker I live on finn hill & ride St. Ed's , Finn hill quite a bit. Another good place to ride is Paradise lake trails in Woodinville.

Ride On,
Pat

Originally posted by young_biker
>maelstrom-- i do dh on my own one day of the week and i go and i ride around town to various places (on the paved trails) the rest of the week with my family

You should give some of the local trails a try...some be very difficult and fun...at the very least go around lost lake. Its as easy as the paved trails but you feel more attached to the area :)

Young-biker

Im in Toronto, Canada, would like to be Maelstroms Neighbor, but work and family wont allow... nor will my bank manager.

I ride mostly in the Don Valley its limited, but there is some decent semi technical XC. but its over ridden, which is too bad.

I never actually got a chance to ride in Ontario as I only started riding recently (last may). I plan to take a trip to Ontario with my bike just to give it a try. Always curious to see what my old homestead (Guelph area) offers besides some sweet bars :)

Hey Young-Biker.... South Island of New Zealand

Cambridge UK, mostly XC - since there aren't any hills

Sofia, Bulgaria.
XC, Touring.

Wisconsin, not too far from Green Bay. Commuting. :)

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
HOME OF THE OFF ROAD SQUEEZER held every fall
anyone ever hear of it or been in it?

Ex: Johannesburg, Replublic of South Africa.

The sunshine country.

Lenexa, KS


( Cornfield, a few trees, a lotta' cows, and B F E )

:beer:

Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mostly road workouts around town but eventually over to the North Shore hills(roads that is).

san jose, i ride around town and into the hills.

any other bay area people, recommend some trails for me??? =]

I live in Toronto Canada.

Hi, I'm from Malta, and at the moment i am sticking to the road mainly, to improve my stamina

Good Ol' StL

Originally posted by kitsilano1967
Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mostly road workouts around town but eventually over to the North Shore hills(roads that is).

Thats some gruelling climbing...ever do the 99 up to whistler? I see people riding that often on my trips to the city.

Originally posted by superjoe95
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
HOME OF THE OFF ROAD SQUEEZER held every fall
anyone ever hear of it or been in it?

No never heard of it...

Oh and btw I am born and raised in Guelph ontario and moved to Whistler 3 winters ago...I ride mostly aggressive xc but am working on dj's, dh, trials and shore riding (I guess you could say light freeriding but that term is beginning to bug me). I love everything about cycling except non-technical runs :)

Brooklyn, New York, >>>>>>>>The BIG Apple!!!

Originally posted by young_biker
hey i just registered and wanted to know where people are from and what kind of riding do you do


N54 33' W05 58'.

Commuting, fitness riding, riding to the gym and back, along the local riverpath, turbo training soon to monitor gains better.

Longer trips as fitness increases, and ass gets harder. ;)

Kodiak Island Alaska.

Riding style would probably be called harsh XC. Beautiful place to ride.

For wheels I am in the process of aquiring a Stumpy FSR comp.

I'll have some good pics once everything greens up here.

I'm from Washington state across the river the from Hood River, Oregon. I do xc but I'm getting into freeride. Oh, I ride a '99ish Norco Java... for the time being:D.