chip
06-03-03, 05:48 PM
I figure a mountain bicycle is a mountain bicycle...why claim the name to a mountain bicycle if it cannot do what a mountain bicycle is suppose to do?..I'm refering to ordinary store bicycle sales.:mad:
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supcom
06-03-03, 07:39 PM
OK, I'll bite. What's a mountain bike 'supposed to do'?
jim-bob
06-04-03, 12:18 AM
climb every mountain?
ford every stream?
:crash:
ford every stream?
:crash:
Kev
06-04-03, 01:00 AM
Well climbing a mountain takes a good rider :) Not all mtb are created the same no doubt about that, you can get a really strong one like the Banshee (weighs a ton, not good for riding up mountain) or lower end one designed for trails and will go up mountain easier :)
chip
06-04-03, 10:15 AM
I figure the name mountain bike implies something doesn't it?:rolleyes:
Kev
06-04-03, 10:32 AM
I take mountain bike just to refer to a more rugged bike, that can handle off-road activity, but then you get alot of sub classes in mtb bikes.. downhill..freeride..xc which all have different purposes. While road bike rides the roads.. of course then you get the inbetween bikes to like Cyclocross.. hybrid.. comfort etc... Of course even in the road bike category you have quite a few sub classes to.
MichaelW
06-04-03, 10:46 AM
Ive climbed mountains on bikes which were not mountain bikes. My tourer has probably tackled more off-road than 90% of MTBs ever see.
What do NORBA class as an MTB. Do they have to have 26" wheels?
What do NORBA class as an MTB. Do they have to have 26" wheels?
joeprim
06-04-03, 11:09 AM
Some new MTBs have 29 inch wheels so it's not wheel diameter. I would expect to see tire sizes larger than x 1.5 if not x1.75
Joe
Joe
a2psyklnut
06-04-03, 11:48 AM
My theory is that "Dirt Bikes" was already taken!
L8R
L8R
supcom
06-04-03, 04:41 PM
I see the term ATB (All Terrain Bike) used a lot. Probably helps sales in places far removed from any mountains.
The problem is that in the absence of a legal definition of the term, a Mountain Bike can be pretty much whatever a manufacturer wants it to be.
The problem is that in the absence of a legal definition of the term, a Mountain Bike can be pretty much whatever a manufacturer wants it to be.
Scooby Snax
06-04-03, 06:10 PM
Originally posted by joeprim
Some new MTBs have 29 inch wheels so it's not wheel diameter. I would expect to see tire sizes larger than x 1.5 if not x1.75
Joe
I had the idea that a 29er wasnt legal for NORBA races...
Some new MTBs have 29 inch wheels so it's not wheel diameter. I would expect to see tire sizes larger than x 1.5 if not x1.75
Joe
I had the idea that a 29er wasnt legal for NORBA races...
jcivic00
06-05-03, 11:18 PM
I thought the term mountain bike was coined when the "pioneers" of mtb(joe Breeze, Gary Fisher et. al.) would take their bikes and ride down a mountain?