Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
as if that doesn’t look like a fun bike.
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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tobbogonist
a registered member
In another life we would get on the shrooms and cruise around the housing commision areas in Richmond, Carlton etc at 3 in the morning. Grabbing snapshots of arguments/conversations, getting sucked into the graffiti. Being a fly on the wall to a life i couldnt imagine actually living.
I had an old malvern star race bike i'd swapped the bars and tyres on.
Some strong memories. Im a sucker for dimly lit streets.
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
No pedals lunchtime ride to Jaycar on the VStrom today, did the one in twenty on the way home. Only passed one car. Got to the top waiting to turn right and the car I passed pulls up, winds down the window, I think here goes, a lecture on warp factor nine, etc... but no. He says, somebody stole my VStrom two weeks ago. I reply, this colour. He said no, I breath relievedly, good luck finding it mate. Vrooom.
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Got up at 5:30am and just went for a ride round Smithfield. I tried a few new lines over familiar trails and almost bucked the rear end over a sunken log drop. Exhilarating!
I went over some rocks and heard two loud bangs (like you do when you seat a tubeless tyre) but there was no visible damage and pressure is just fine. Weird.
I went over some rocks and heard two loud bangs (like you do when you seat a tubeless tyre) but there was no visible damage and pressure is just fine. Weird.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Sometimes if you just clip the edge of the tyre on something sharpish it deforms then snaps back if it slips off whatever it's grabbed on. Some tyres are more audible than others.
Still hate that noise though...
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Ah that's good to know, I'll convince myself that I was right to go with an EXO+ rear tyre
I have this happen a lot. It's a way of communicating to other riders that I am a hack and they should probably stay clear for collision avoidance.
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Twanging knobs.
Its a shit sound, used to happen a lot to me back in the fatbike days, sometimes the twang was a stick actually piercing the tyre.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I second this motion and add tyre bottom out thunks and a stream of expletives to the mix.
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Night ride earlier in the week. Was good fun. Getting darker earlier than mid summer, so used the lights from about 7:30.
Southern sydney's rocky and sandy trails were running mint with a bit of rain moistening things up (just stayed away from usual boggy areas), but as usual full of large orb spiders building webs at head height across the trails...
Otherwise, just collecting multiple packages of parts for the new 29er build. Forks are in (mezzers look fucking sweet!), and derailleur, shifter, wheelset all arrived. Waiting on a few more CRC packages, and still need to buy dropper, saddle, and pedals.
Southern sydney's rocky and sandy trails were running mint with a bit of rain moistening things up (just stayed away from usual boggy areas), but as usual full of large orb spiders building webs at head height across the trails...
Otherwise, just collecting multiple packages of parts for the new 29er build. Forks are in (mezzers look fucking sweet!), and derailleur, shifter, wheelset all arrived. Waiting on a few more CRC packages, and still need to buy dropper, saddle, and pedals.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Nice pic @Lazmo, very serene.
Here's one I snapped leaving You Yangs tonight:
Mountain biking is sick, mad weather all evening, first ride back on proper trails, got my flow back quickly, and even did a very brief night run for the first time...
The Stokeometer is pretty well of the scale right now!
Here's one I snapped leaving You Yangs tonight:
Mountain biking is sick, mad weather all evening, first ride back on proper trails, got my flow back quickly, and even did a very brief night run for the first time...
The Stokeometer is pretty well of the scale right now!
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Yes mate, it was a sick ride.Nice pic @Lazmo, very serene.
Here's one I snapped leaving You Yangs tonight:
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Mountain biking is sick, mad weather all evening, first ride back on proper trails, got my flow back quickly, and even did a very brief night run for the first time...
The Stokeometer is pretty well of the scale right now!
On the ride home I got to really test out my brakes.
High speed run down the fire road with a full front/rear panick semi lock-up in an attempt to stop before wearing a big roo as an evening scarf
Home now checking my shorts
A bit over 27k's, so about 13.5 at YY
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
That could've been nasty! Glad all ended well.Yes mate, it was a sick ride.
On the ride home I got to really test out my brakes.
High speed run down the fire road with a full front/rear panick semi lock-up in an attempt to stop before wearing a big roo as an evening scarf
Home now checking my shorts
A bit over 27k's, so about 13.5 at YY
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
I lubed my chain. Fuck yeah.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I rode my bike on some very very very heavy rain. It was unpleasant.