What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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birddog69
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I don't see any downside or reason to be conflicted. Your getting rid of unwanted parts, someone will, hopefully get a ready to ride bike in their price range and you will recover some of your hard earned. I have done it myself. No one will be forced to buy it. And bonus...you will have money to start your next project!
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Oh also worth mentioning that I removed the reflectors, and the dork disk from my daughter's bike - in case you were wondering..
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Only wondering if you checked the high limit before doing this? My son put his chain into the spokes straight after we got his last new bike direct from LBS.
(Luckily he doesn't put out too many watts yet so didn't break anything and no harm done.)
nathanm
Eats Squid
And a 9 speed cassette and no rear derailleur. She's no quite finished, just needed to get it rolling.
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
I certainly did!
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Rode my bike up the hill to see the trails. Having a bit of a chuckle at the many all gear no idea chunk lords chugging along on their e-enduro bikes but b-lining everything. Some local shops must have an epic sales team selling tangible gnar!
birddog69
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Noticed something in a similar vein Saturday while riding up the R18 fire trail behind the Waterworks. As we were chugging up, a couple was coming down on pretty burly E Enduro bikes clamping pretty hard on the brakes. ( a bit noisy). The woman looked white knuckled but surprised as well to see Yvonne, in her usual metronomic style, just spinning up while still in the saddle. (my tongue was nearly to the ground trying to keep up) I have nothing against e bikes but some shops certainly seem to be selling the wrong bike to some wanna b mountain bikers.
I don't have an e-enduro and yet I feel attacked.
rextheute
Likes Bikes and Dirt
wow @pink poodle & @Petero , I’m just listening to something on YouTube and reading your comments ..
” it was everything has gone , so extreme now, there is no middle ground , it’s as if you need the best of everything to have fun , or even just to participate.”
“ we need to be accessible , make it fun and then we can achieve so much more , “
seems kinda true, I mean I know we are all full on stoke . A lining , red bull ( but I turned em down- like cos the sckricttt and sclrappp was like tooo rad dude ) riders …..
ps I wish i could get a set of e- enduro forks for my bike …. Bloody COVID supply chains .
” it was everything has gone , so extreme now, there is no middle ground , it’s as if you need the best of everything to have fun , or even just to participate.”
“ we need to be accessible , make it fun and then we can achieve so much more , “
seems kinda true, I mean I know we are all full on stoke . A lining , red bull ( but I turned em down- like cos the sckricttt and sclrappp was like tooo rad dude ) riders …..
ps I wish i could get a set of e- enduro forks for my bike …. Bloody COVID supply chains .
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Bought a spring today because I couldn't ride. Gotta get the fix somewhere...
humanity MTBing...
Happens in every sport. I recall seeing wake-bros with $100k+ boats hooting at each other doing their best tricks, like 180s and ye olde standup-to-faceplant. Thankfully, the ebikes don't ride themselves yet. So there is still some hope for
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Oh no e-power? You would have been flogged after the epic run from carpark out to where I was! The locals know how gruelling and technical the trail is as you climb and wind out to the new jump line at Kenny's. If you don't have an e-machine you'll either need amphetamines or cardio!
It's totally extreme! And then a little more...like someone has poured redbull and Pepsi Max over all the trails!
moorey
call me Mia
In their defence, are they buying them for the descents?
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cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
*decadence?
moorey
call me Mia
Mattyp
Cows go boing
They don't know why they are buying them.. they'll probably be parked in the shed in 3 months, and then sold on in another 9 months with 350kms on the odometer.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
The trails are pretty much flat.
Those damn accoustic bikes! Well can usually hear them puffing along. Currently a similar scenario - 160mm travel Chugg wagons for a trail that would suit100mm front hard tail rear.
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pink poodle
気が狂っている男
As long as they look good hanging over the tailgate of the ute!