Originally Posted by
steelfish
LOL my mind still thinks Im 30, my sense of humor suggest Im 12yo but my back and my knees think Im 80yo and thats where the bike comes to fix that part or broke a bone
when I was young, maybe from my 12-15 yo I had my cheapo BMX and spent a lot of time on the dirt trails and small hard packed sand dunes so, I still feel attracted by MTB but duuuude MTB bikes had changed a lot, I never thought about seeing a MTB costing almost what a small used car cost , incredible !!! I live on the dry desert of Baja, nothing but rocks and lose dry sand here, the local MTB routes scared me to death LOL, no soft dirt or bushed where to land on a fall, just rocks and dried bushes or small cactus plants everywhere, I think I will be good with cycling around my town and taking some hard packed dirt roads in the mix.
we will see, for now Im pretty exited and feel like 15 yo cleaning and thinking in tinkering the bike with new bar grips, new sadle and some stickers here and there.
I'm pretty much a roadie, but I just bought a 90's rigid MTB for $30. I really enjoyed tearing it down, cleaning it up, repacking the bearings, and reassembling. For another $40 (BB and brake pads), it's ready to roll and I'm excited. I'm a 65 year old kid waiting for the rain to stop so I can hit a local trail. I tell my wife, it could be sports cars, whiskey, or women, but it's bikes. Okay, maybe not women lol.