No no, as somebody told me they don't have time todo all that bmx stuff...

The other end of the spectrum is pretty cornball too. The ultra-moto visors on helmets, baggy clothes, Red Bull chuggin', buncha tattoos, sideways flatbrim ball caps, etc. = all pretty silly.

"It's hip to be square." -- H. Lewis

Huey Lewis has just been quoted.

Was that just a justification for prancing around in the woods wearing Italian shoes and tights like peter pan i read?? Hope both of us are smart enough to avoid either ends of the ridiculousness or to at least recognize that "going full ******" is a mistake.

(lots of swearing, so earmuffs)

I dress like the Crocodile Hunter in the summer and a DUII biker in the winter.

Run clips and straps for long rides, BMX platforms for most mid or short rides.

Too old to care what's cool or not.

Is that Chimney Gulch? (Not talking about the shorts and what they may or may not reveal but the trail...)

i wish i could agree with you on this, ( i agree they are not cool) alas, i see waaaaaay more people in lycra worrying about how heavy their bike is, waaay more people asking about a cross country bike, than not. and these are all people coming from other areas, other states, and other countries.

I think XC has pretty much plateau'd here and has been for a while - not dying, not increasing in popularity. If we ever get good singletrack that's within a half hour drive of Portland I think it could see a resurgence. For nice single track you really gotta drive about an hour or poach.

There are a couple of killer pump n jump tracks recently completed or in the works and a new indoor facility under construction so I'd imagine DJ sales are still rising here.

DH is probably in a bit of a decline or holding steady at best around here. The ski runs have been open for years so nothing new to come out of that arena that I can see.

Lycra bibs and 3 pocket jerseys suit me very well, thanks.

I couldn't care less if anyone else cares to label me a dork by what I wear while cycling.

Electrik, really, do you care that much?

No, but my clothes don't really add to or take away from the fun no matter. Unless I'm wearing running shorts that are getting caught on the saddle. Then that takes away from my fun and perhaps adds to the fun of those around me.

I prefer baggies for one reason: durability. Beyond that, I wouldn't care.

You don't need to mountain bike either, it's just a sport. Within the sport, there are a set of written & understood rules. If an understood rule is broken, it is at the discretion of the peers of the said rule-breaker to decide whether or not this was a true act of cheating. House rules bro



This is obviously not a real rule, I'm bull****ting


For the young mountain biking crowd, most of us were introduced to the sport from Red Bull & GoPro advertisements...downhill, baggy shorts, full face helmets, tattoos, etc. That's how just about everyone I know my age has initially gotten interested in the sport. Two reasons XC will never be overtaken by DH: 1) XC is much more available/accessible in most places, & 2) mountain biking tends to lend itself more to the 30+ crowd, at least in my area.

Apex, straight up the gulch....uggh.

Sorry about the tightie whities sticking out, me & my full-on XC fashion are sometimes over the top.

The only rule that counts is get home in good enough shape to ride tomorrow. That and don't cut off the people trailing you.

On most trails there are also rules about who yields to whom, when the trails are open, & I hear some areas even have directional trails!

Time ATAC all the way!!

C'mon, you fall once or twice or six times on clipless?? HTFU!

No, you may wear tassels on your nipples for all I care. If you don't care how it looks, good for you.

Exactly, why dress like somebody from star trek and have fun when you can just have fun.

i second that


because dressing like someone from star trek *IS* fun

+1 The companies always liqidate inventory once or twice a year before they release new models.

That requires a picture.



Live long and ride hard...

This guy is sponsored by Dainese. He forgot his helmet and Leatt though.

^^...I thought they made pudding

Everything I wear has a function. Tights keep my legs warm, knee warmers keep my knees extra toasty, semi-baggy shorts over my tights keep everything from my thighs to stomach warm, thermo shirt keeps my upper body fairly dry and warm. My only baggy stuff are the shorts, and they have saved countless pairs lycra underneath. Almost ripped a little hole in my wind breaker a few days ago =\...maybe I should wear a big baggy jersey over everything.

Eventually I may get a helmet with a face guard if I start visiting some parks more this summer. My main worry is that when it is wet, and I'm cutting one direction right in front of a tree that eventually something will make me slip and faceplant into the tree..

I was one gulch off.

Yeah, I tend to flash some crack when I ride. I'm not proud of it, it just happens.

Like many I came to MTB from road, even did some road and track racing. So I initially treated mountain biking like road biking in terms of clothes and bike setup.

I found other people on the trails to be a lot more talkative and friendly when I'm in normal clothes (non-baggy hiking shorts an t-shirt) vs. my collection of roadie jersey's and bibs/shorts.

I also find I'm out of the saddle enough to not really need any chamois and crash enough that I don't want to ruin any of my jersey's (any more than they already are anyway...).

Damn... clipless is dying?

[sarcasm] I better sell off 14 pairs of Time pedals and get some gnarly platforms. [/sarcasm]

(ducks in...wonder's why the tired subject of flat vs clipless has changed to the tired subject of baggy vs ghey...ducks out)