Mountain Biking - What's the one thing you need to know about mountain biking?

If you were going to tell someone who was going to start mountain biking (not me) just one thing, what would it be? What would be the most important advice you could impart?

Mine would be "Use bugspray"

If you were going to tell someone who was going to start mountain biking (not me) just one thing, what would it be? What would be the most important advice you could impart?

Mine would be "Use bugspray"

have fun

Carry a spare tube, and a pump!

Wear a helmet.

go faster for more control over roots and rocks

Wear eye protection. I say that from experience.



Ken 'Cyclops' Hill

ride within your abilities, stupid hurts

You will fall

Location, location, location...

bring lots of water.... infact, get a camelbak or something like it

Just pin it!

When descending, try your best to keep your pedals/cranks at the 9 o'clock (left) and 10 o'clock (right) positions.

I can do 9 and 3 together and 10 and 4 together.

How do you do 9 and 10 together?

I can do 9 and 3 together and 10 and 4 together.

How do you do 9 and 10 together?ISIS bottom bracket.

I can do 9 and 3 together and 10 and 4 together.

How do you do 9 and 10 together?

Ignore Zumba. He's been thinking he's Pete lately, only he has no idea what he's talking about.

Trees don't move no matter how much you yell at them.

you will have to choose something else in your life to give up.......Money, hobby, time, wife!

If you were going to tell someone who was going to start mountain biking (not me) just one thing, what would it be? What would be the most important advice you could impart?

Mine would be "Use bugspray"
i would teach them to lift there front wheel, because the rear wheel will follow. Therefore they will be able to get over anything they will find on a beginner trail.

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Pink kits give you mad skillz.

Ignore Crankshaft. He's the reason why Colin McRae died.

Idiot.

Killer.

Oooh! Yay! A pissing contest!

Jackass

Never run with matches.

Thats #1 in my book.

Calculate the H-factor of your bike. This is your weight in pounds divided by the bike cost in dollars. If it's over 2.5, you should not even hop it off a curb.

Wal-Mart bikes are the best

Calculate the H-factor of your bike. This is your weight in pounds divided by the bike cost in dollars. If it's over 2.5, you should not even hop it off a curb.

???

You have more control than you think.

Wal-Mart bikes are the best

I thought norco bikes were the best :rolleyes:

Mine would be "Use bugspray"

Well, since I ride faster than the speed-of-bug, my advice would be:

If you don't fall, you're not riding hard enough.

Well, since I ride faster than the speed-of-bug, my advice would be:

If you don't fall, you're not riding hard enough.

You never brush your legs against grass and crap like that? I always tend to pick up ticks

You never brush your legs against grass and crap like that? I always tend to pick up ticks

I am terrified of ticks. No big deal, I know, but they scare me to death.

Well, since I ride faster than the speed-of-bug, my advice would be:

If you don't fall, you're not riding hard enough.
+1

I am terrified of ticks. No big deal, I know, but they scare me to death.

They never bothered me until I found 5 on my balls...now I hate them with passion.

They never bothered me until I found 5 on my balls...now I hate them with passion.

Arghhhhhhhh. Now I'll never ride through the woods again.:p

Arghhhhhhhh. Now I'll never ride through the woods again.:p

I wasn't riding. I was walking around looking for wild dogs in an old land fill (12 gauge in hand). The grass there was 3 feet tall or so.

I wasn't riding. I was walking around looking for wild dogs in an old land fill (12 gauge in hand). The grass there was 3 feet tall or so.

Well I'll stay out of tall grass:lol: