Any 'Older' Mountain Bikers Here?
11-27-16, 11:13 AM
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Any SS MTBers in this crowd? Out here in Washington I have only seen one SS MTBer in the past four years. I am hoping to make it past 60 still riding my SS MTB, and past 70 riding MTBs that have gears.
This is an example of our local
This is an example of our local
11-27-16, 01:04 PM
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My younger friend is a SS MTBer and he is the only one in our area.
12-02-16, 01:58 PM
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I'm SS'er (and live in your area). I've got several 50+ riding friends who also SS.
Henry's is a fun area - great for SSing!
Henry's is a fun area - great for SSing!
12-02-16, 08:24 PM
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Hey Colonel - Just got back from an awesome weekend up near Big Bear Ca at a friend's cabin right across from the Santa Ana River. Couple shots of the Trance about to cross the River.
Turns out the cabin is a couple miles below the Santa Ana River Trail head which is a premier mountain bike trail in CA. Had no idea we would be close to any real riding but spent this morning riding about 8 miles of the trail. Spectacular. A storm was moving through and the wind was howling through the trees and I rode alone in the early morning and it was really awesome.
BTW the Trance rode great. I can tell the difference between this bike and last year's model and this bike is way more stable and handled everything. I do miss my granny from the 2x on the older bike but I got by just fine.
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Turns out the cabin is a couple miles below the Santa Ana River Trail head which is a premier mountain bike trail in CA. Had no idea we would be close to any real riding but spent this morning riding about 8 miles of the trail. Spectacular. A storm was moving through and the wind was howling through the trees and I rode alone in the early morning and it was really awesome.
BTW the Trance rode great. I can tell the difference between this bike and last year's model and this bike is way more stable and handled everything. I do miss my granny from the 2x on the older bike but I got by just fine.
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12-18-16, 01:32 PM
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At 56 i've just had a year on a road bike in the UK, alas got sick of car drivers and didn't find road biking a relaxing hobby. So an eBay trade latter and a chat with my LBS and i'm back on a mountain bike. First ride today completely car less, it was fantastic.
