Mountain Biking - MTB for what purpose?

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BRK
10-09-08, 08:13 PM
Greetings all,

Have newly discovered Mountain Biking and would just like to say its extremelly addictive, but my query is this, Do most of ride for fitness or ride purely for the experience?

In addtion to this could someone please tell me what FR, DH, etc mean, as i see them a lot and can make minimal sense of them

cheers,

BRK

G-Monkey
10-09-08, 08:50 PM
I ride for both fitness and excitement.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=11126&highlight=xc+dh

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=123455&highlight=dh+xc
junkyard
10-09-08, 08:57 PM
Fitness provides me with excitement.

lanfarm
10-09-08, 09:08 PM
Fitness provides me with excitement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIohJZ-rhyk
theextremist04
10-09-08, 09:08 PM
Fitness provides me with excitement.

Excitement provides me with fitness.
ProFail
10-09-08, 09:27 PM
In addtion to this could someone please tell me what FR, DH, etc mean, as i see them a lot and can make minimal sense of them

BRK

DH, downhill mountain biking
FR, freeriding
AM, all mountain
XC, cross country
Luke52
10-10-08, 12:15 AM
I ride for fun, and also adventure I suppose.

It always feels good riding a new track.

Fitness is just a side-benefit in a way.
outdoorboy
10-10-08, 04:32 AM
Wow, catch 22, chicken or egg, yin and yang...

I enjoy riding, health and fitness are a by-product so I try to stay healthy and fit so I can ride more.
ed
10-10-08, 04:46 AM
To see how many warranty's I can collect on.
Chris_F
10-10-08, 07:50 AM
I originally got in to biking because I needed to get fit and it was the most fun activity I could think of that would get me in shape. Now I bike because I enjoy it and fitness is simply a happy byproduct.
Cheeto
10-10-08, 08:47 AM
To see how many warranty's I can collect on.


How many warrenty's have you gotten so far? lol
and I guess since you ride for that,
I ride to see how many parts I can break..
lol
JonnyV
10-10-08, 09:18 AM
Well, it kinda seems like I ride to get lost in the middle of no-where and to hurt myself. These happen more than anything else. So, that's why I ride. I ride the road bike for fitness.
born2bahick
10-10-08, 09:29 AM
Ride to live, Live to ride!
junkyard
10-10-08, 09:58 AM
Steel is real.
RJ0909
10-10-08, 07:18 PM
i'm a pervert.... i even ride my fs mtb on the road for fitness sometimes
Zan
10-10-08, 07:30 PM
the trails offer a great way to escape from the po.
b.w.
10-13-08, 07:01 PM
Thanks. As a mtb noob, those threads helped clear a lot up for me.


I ride for both fitness and excitement.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=11126&highlight=xc+dh

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=123455&highlight=dh+xc
ogbigbird
10-14-08, 08:40 PM
ride for the fun of the ride. fitness comes with it as a bonus.