Mountain Biking - You're not riding hard enough if...

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ed
01-10-09, 02:20 PM
You can hear your freehub...

You don't wipe out now and then...

Some local BF.net'er says so...








Discuss:

cryptid01
01-10-09, 02:23 PM
...your heart rate monitor tells you so
BearSquirrel
01-10-09, 03:46 PM
You don't wipe out now and then...

:

I seriously agree with this. Though it has more to do with improving your technical skills.

I would add if you don't have to wipe DOWN after, you probably aren't riding hard enough.

zlr101
01-10-09, 03:57 PM
wipe out/ bailout or vomit
ed
01-10-09, 04:02 PM
I seriously agree with this. Though it has more to do with improving your technical skills.

I would add if you don't have to wipe DOWN after, you probably aren't riding hard enough.

I hope you're just scrooin' around.
sirtigersalot
01-10-09, 04:11 PM
if anybody passes you ever

lol jk
invasionusa
01-10-09, 04:13 PM
if you dont have blood coming from a leg or arm.
JTred
01-10-09, 04:24 PM
Me and my buddy have this joke/saying for dirtbiking but it applies here as well, "If you never bleed, increase the speed".
C_Heath
01-10-09, 05:57 PM
Little mud, little blood.

My lap this morning was 5.1 miles, rolling single track, 8:30 am @ 29 degrees. My average HR was 170 with a high of 186

I was toast after one lap. Bested my best time of 42.58m

Record is 25 min.
ed
01-10-09, 06:21 PM
Lap times rock!
kenhill3
01-10-09, 06:36 PM
.....you haven't broken anything in the last six months.

.....you don't have multiple scars on every limb.
Chris_F
01-10-09, 07:11 PM
There's such a thing as "riding hard enough"?
Zan
01-10-09, 07:32 PM
...if you're enjoying it.

sheesh.
sscyco
01-10-09, 08:37 PM
come in second - or worse......... - Definition of 2nd is first loser.
LesMcLuffAlot
01-10-09, 08:39 PM
...your heart rate monitor tells you so

Heartrate is so 90's.....your powermeter tells you so.
sirtigersalot
01-11-09, 12:01 AM
wow i didn't even know you could get power meters for mtnbikes (can you?)

w/e thats lame anyway
C Law
01-11-09, 07:07 AM
wow i didn't even know you could get power meters for mtnbikes (can you?)

w/e thats lame anyway

Yes, $1,500 or so will get you a wheel built up with a PT hub.
yellowjeep
01-11-09, 12:12 PM
http://www.saris.com/images/PRODUCT/large/349.jpg

I don't really see the point though
Weeks
01-12-09, 04:01 AM
Cosign on slightly bloody arms/legs

Few scratches make it more fun
Metzinger
01-12-09, 04:44 AM
... you don't have the taste of blood in your mouth at the top of the climb.