Got a new mtb!

[Lee]

finally... been wanting one for a while.

I ended up getting a Specialized Rockhopper and it's freakin great! :love:

http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/10.jpg

http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/11.jpg

[Lee]

oh and thats a very very underused thule bike rack i got off craigslist. retails new at 220 or so, got it for 145.

http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/1.jpg

http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/3.jpg http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/4.jpg

http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/5.jpg http://kidmoe.com/08sport/thule/6.jpg

[Robinhood4x4]

Nice. Did you take the dork ring off yet? :tongueout:

It's too hot around here to mtb now. Summer is our off season.

[Lee]

It is amazing bike weather here now... hot at midday (85 or so), then cools right down to a nice mid 70s. :)

[Obi..]

Nice. Did you take the dork ring off yet? :tongueout:

It's too hot around here to mtb now. Summer is our off season.


Steve, it all depends on which you consider the dork ring, for me there's about 22 unnecessary rings on that ride of his, the 44t being the first of them. :tongueout:

*That bike and 4Runner are too clean anyhow, park them back in the garage ya poser! :clap:

[4x4mike]

Steve, it all depends on which you consider the dork ring, for me there's about 22 unnecessary rings on that ride of his, the 44t being the first of them. tongueout

Poor Shane. I hope one day you'll be able to turn over a 44t :flipoff:. I love my SS and it's a great trail bike but a shifting bike is where it's at. Most of the mountain bike riding I do now is racing and unless you eat your lunch out of a "white lunch bag" you need gears to keep up and be a contender.

[Lee]

its not posing until you have sliders and dont wheel :laugh:

I was just correcting the factory's mistake in sending the 4r out in the world on 31's!

rode about 2 miles this morning, had to come to a sort of sudden stop at one point to avoid a deep pothole, and the brakes held nicely! i have a whole slew of trails to check out in the coming weeks :)

[Obi..]

LOL..true, which reminds me I still have a load of rock chips on my sliders to repaint. *One thing I (hate) gotta say about the Yakima and Thule rear mount racks, they don't protect expensive parts from rocks flying off the tires, I dinged my TALAS uppers last week. :(

Also, wait, if you're impressed with the AVID AD-5's try hydros. :)

[Lee]

anyone have any seat recommendations? i want a big cushy seat for my fat ass :)

[Robinhood4x4]

My recommendation is not to get a big fat cushy one because they end up hitting your butt in the wrong places and hurt more than the skinny ones. It'll just take some time for you to get used to the skinny one, but it'll be for the best in the long run.

[Crinale]

nice lookin bike! Specialized RockHoppers are good hard tails.

and about the gears vs single speed debate.. I added gears to my factory single speed :P granted i only added rear gears, so i have a 9 speed.. sooo much nicer for trails

[Okie81]

Cool bike, congrats!

[Lee]

thanks :)

I just installed a rear blinking led light and front light too and went for a nice night ride after dusk and it was awesome, albeit a bit scary since i haven't done that in years!

[some_odd_girl]

I really need to take my Diamondback out for a trail ride, it's been sitting too much this summer! I really wish I had a shed to keep it in, no where on this campus to keep it safe from the elements. :(

[TDiddy]

next mods - ditch the reflectors and get some clip in pedals!

[Obi..]

Crank Bros FTW! *Wanna see some cool eggbeater scars..LOL. Still better IMHO than Shimano's.

[TDiddy]

LOL... yeah I have egg beaters on 2 MTB's and my 'cross bike - luckily I've managed to avoid any bites so far!

[Obi..]

They aren't bites, they're badges of courage and honor courtesy of Downieville and my set of Mallets. :D

[TDiddy]

:thumbup:

[4x4mike]

I perfer Shimano for road and mountain. I've got XTR (SPD), Dura Ace and Ultegra (SPD-sl) on my road and mountain bikes. It's all a personal preference. I've tried just about every pedal out there in the past 15 years and have stuck with Shimano.

[Crinale]

next mods - ditch the reflectors and get some clip in pedals!


reflectors i agree with, but i would never run clipless on my mtb.. i shift my weight too much as well as using my feet as stabilizers around sharp, fast, loose turns..

[TDiddy]

I had SPD-SL on my road and tri bikes but went to Speedplays a year ago.

The beauty of eggbeaters is that its super easy to disengage the pedals for stuff like that. I often pull one foot out in those same circumstances.