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09-19-12, 04:06 PM
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I just have to say that this is the worst thread title ever. Every time I see it I think about a completely different topic.
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09-19-12, 05:27 PM
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Reading a thread like this just shows me how spoiled I am. I can ride spectacular trails right out of my backyard. And I mean literally out of my back yard - I don't even have to use a car to get to a trailhead.
09-19-12, 09:18 PM
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I ride on the road for exercise, it's great for that and way better on my legs than jogging.
road riding in NYC or another ultra-urban area is suicidal. road is safe in Kansas, but pretty boring.
regarding your MTBing quandary, I would buy a used FS 26" or buy a new one. they work just great and often cost a lot less than a 29er since they're not the FOTM. there are many really good suspension systems for pedal-centric trails like in Kansas.
road riding in NYC or another ultra-urban area is suicidal. road is safe in Kansas, but pretty boring.
regarding your MTBing quandary, I would buy a used FS 26" or buy a new one. they work just great and often cost a lot less than a 29er since they're not the FOTM. there are many really good suspension systems for pedal-centric trails like in Kansas.
but just riding that across some of the trails around here make me think I'm barking up the wrong tree. I've been a staunch 26'er forever. I still ride the gnar on my 26" hardtail, but when I go do a more XC oriented ride...It's alot of work when I could just bonk through some of the tech sections and then stand and honk up a hill. I rode tonight on my 26" rigid SS with a friend on a HT. At times...I couldn't see his headlight behind me. Not b/c I'm fast or KEWL or anything...I just had the right tool for the job tonight.I was talking to a guy riding a Honzo the other day and he said (since your'e a Kansan) that Shawnee Mission Park and trails that are similarly smattered with chop are really a breeze on his Honzo compared to his old 26". If I can get that angle of attack going for me but still have a tough enough bike to do waist-high drops widdit...I should be golden.
Trust me, I thought I'd never be having this conversation with cyberspace, but until recently...a good 29'er never existed. Now, they seem to be creeping up everywhere...the latest being Mason.
09-19-12, 09:19 PM
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09-21-12, 05:59 AM
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09-21-12, 07:08 AM
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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09-21-12, 11:41 AM
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There was one day a few years back when some magazine was shooting bikini models close to the cacti. I had a stupid Government issue Blackberry with no camera. That was a day I enjoyed my terrain, but I never "came to grips with it." Ya stinkin perverts! 
I actually simulating pedal strokes on my drives while golfing. Push down the back leg on the back stroke, power down the front leg as I blast through the ball. Hasn't helped much, but it gives me something to think about.
I actually simulating pedal strokes on my drives while golfing. Push down the back leg on the back stroke, power down the front leg as I blast through the ball. Hasn't helped much, but it gives me something to think about.
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09-21-12, 11:47 AM
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^^ How's about whipping up a pedal-driven golf cart?
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09-21-12, 12:58 PM
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09-21-12, 01:11 PM
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I'm on it! Any excuse to fire up the welder is a good day! I bet I can hijack a couple of golf carts when the old coots make a run for frozen yogurt.
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I think you missed the point and the sacrasm in my voice but that's OK I still like ya.
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