newbie to the forum
 

my name is mark.i am 39 and have been riding most of my life but mt biking since 94.i ride a diamondback xts3 with some mods.i live in central Va so its good i like mud.my favorite place to ride is pocahontas park but the best place i have ridden is dogwood dell

He mark I'm a roadie from Northern VA. If i even get a mtb, I'll be sure to look you up!!!

-Ross

i did some road biking there in jul while on vacation.forget about driving in dc or any where near so we left the truck on the mt vernon parkway at reagan airport and rode the bikes each day.it was great.i hate driving anyway so it was THE BOMB for me.glad to hear from you

heya mark

welcome to the forums, I dislike driving too, I think it's kinda silly to go drive for hours to ride a bike :p

the mtb forums should have some good stuff for you.... :D

anyhow welcome aboard.

I BROKE THE BOLT THAT HOLDS MY REAR SHOCK ON YESTERDAY

ouch, i hope you get it fixed fast, so your back out in no time!

i have no bike shop near me to get the bolt i need.am tired of BREAKING stuff like frames rims bolts etc.so i am going to get a downhill bike that is NOT a racing frame.it will weigh more for cross country and single track but hopefully no more broken main parts.:crash: i just read on this forum if you thrash on a bike dont get a racing frame.found a downhill one for cheap that i can take parts off diamond back to save weight like rims tires shifters derailers etc.we'llsee how it goes.i guess you cant have the old 70s type run it off a cliff and its ok unless you spend BIG BUCKS.whatever happened to the old indestructable bikes anyway did they rust away or what.im 39 and still think i can just go for broke like when i was a kid LOL.bikes cant handle it though.