Floating General Mountain Bike Thread II
08-30-11, 11:02 AM
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^^ Haha, never been here before. In fact, we are such non-world-travelers that this is the first time we've been out of US/CA.
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"Don't argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
08-30-11, 06:08 PM
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one less horse
09-01-11, 01:46 PM
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^^ True that . . . would loved to have been well-supported/-healed enough in my formative years to have done the Baja 500.
Funny, about the only thing I've seen down here have been small-displacement, single-cylinder four-strokes . . . with big milk-crate-like things on the rack for a 'trunk.' One generic MX bike parked in downtown Cabo yesterday and the random big, slobbering Harley with a gringo tourist aboard trying to look cool. Does look like some great explorable mountains out there . . . .
Funny, about the only thing I've seen down here have been small-displacement, single-cylinder four-strokes . . . with big milk-crate-like things on the rack for a 'trunk.' One generic MX bike parked in downtown Cabo yesterday and the random big, slobbering Harley with a gringo tourist aboard trying to look cool. Does look like some great explorable mountains out there . . . .
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Originally Posted by Mark Twain
"Don't argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
09-05-11, 11:32 AM
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09-06-11, 12:07 PM
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Holy sh¡t . . . pinner run in the mud! Nonchalantly grabs a tear-off at :12 (1:28.3 track time) and goes on to smoke the course. Amazing.
. . . and of course with Rob Warner providing the color
. Epic. Thanks, c.
. . . and of course with Rob Warner providing the color
. Epic. Thanks, c.
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Originally Posted by Mark Twain
"Don't argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
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09-06-11, 06:30 PM
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I'm posting before watching, so don't ban me for double posting if I feel the need to respond to myself
09-06-11, 06:35 PM
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Someone needs to come up with some new words, none of the existing ones do this guy justice!
09-08-11, 05:06 PM
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That's kinda like it sounded - more like WHack! It's still holding air (yestubes ftw) so I think I'll just leave it. I'm slightly concerned that bending it back might not make anything better - now it makes a nice spot for my tire lever when mounting tubeless mud spikes, which is sort of a *****.
09-14-11, 03:02 PM
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Which came first: The Karate Monkey bike, or the Karate Monkey trail at Whistler?
09-15-11, 04:44 PM
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HEY-there is my bike behind that DORK! How did it get there?
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09-15-11, 06:04 PM
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Pretty sure the bike came first. Surly introduced the Karate Monkey frame in 2002. I found a trail map of the bike park from 2002 and, wow, it doesn't resemble anything like what there is today. The whole section east of Crabapple - - A-Line, Crabapple Hits, Angry Pirate, Smoke and Mirrors, Karate Monkey, etc. had not even been built, much less Schleyer, Rock City and all the black diamonds.
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Originally Posted by Mark Twain
"Don't argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
09-17-11, 09:14 PM
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Still kicking.
The mtb is 100% sram related product free and the next step is to ditch shimano to the curb.
Out: Avid BB7 Road caliper with an avid lever
In: built from parts hayes mag.
For what I'm using it for, a hayes mag will be just fine.
Out: Avid BB7 Road caliper with an avid lever
In: built from parts hayes mag.
For what I'm using it for, a hayes mag will be just fine.
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09-18-11, 04:08 PM
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Pretty sure the bike came first. Surly introduced the Karate Monkey frame in 2002. I found a trail map of the bike park from 2002 and, wow, it doesn't resemble anything like what there is today. The whole section east of Crabapple - - A-Line, Crabapple Hits, Angry Pirate, Smoke and Mirrors, Karate Monkey, etc. had not even been built, much less Schleyer, Rock City and all the black diamonds.
09-23-11, 07:44 PM
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Still kicking.
Man this weather as of late sure has been messing up my golf game.
Oh wait, I have no golf game.
Oh wait, I have no golf game.
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09-23-11, 08:27 PM
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EDIT: I've been trying to coordinate a road trip up there with a buddy of mine for a while now, but time/work constraints have prevented anything thus far. I'm thinking about just driving up solo one day when I have a weekend or something & just trying to find someone patient enough to let an amateur tag along for the day. I'm too close not to be taking advantage & I feel guilty for it every time I forget how broke I am.
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09-24-11, 09:52 PM
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Muffin tops.
"You better not flee off a paved road, or else I'll have to hop off this thing & run!"
"You better not flee off a paved road, or else I'll have to hop off this thing & run!"