What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

F G said:
Back to Mt Narra yesterday, it was pretty busy, but I had a good time. Checked out Rampage, chickened out on the first roll in though I am 100% certain there is a gnarlier roll further down on King Brown Alley, anyways rest of it pretty good but cased the gap sigh. Did some good times on anchors and king brown alley, was feeling pretty great but wasn't clean at all on Happy Ending. Came back up and tried Rust Bucket for the first time ; was pretty ordinary on that one as well.

Overall stoked on my riding on anchors and king brown, held pretty good speed and felt controlled, stoked to see some improvement, but would love to nail the whole of rampage in link it into the other trails for the ultimate top to bottom.

Next time will check out some of the further trails.

Shout out to trail fairies there again.
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I havent been out there for a few years, that climb is brutal. Is the roll in for rampage the pile of rocks at the top near the trig point thing? Or something else? Youll feel awesome when you hit it, but is always a real "are you sure about this?" Just before letting go.
 
silentbutdeadly said:
Based on my experience, that looks like downhill to me..
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dirtdad said:
3d printed what now!! I wouldn’t have been able take a photo of my latest ifp fill because I didn’t even have enough hands to hold the shock pump and needle at the same time. Let alone a phone. If that’s ghetto, I’m the shock junkie in the back alley with the used needle. More than once I’ve snapped those buggers while it’s wiggling and jiggling as I try to pump in a few extra psi, and then I just pray it doesn’t shoot out at my face (yes safety glasses mandatory).

BRB going to search for stl files
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7391101 (may take time to go live)


As for puck hardness.. o-ring cord and used NBR70 puck could be 5 years old?
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silentbutdeadly said:
Based on my experience, that looks like downhill to me..
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Yes it's mainly a descending trail, but mostly rideable on a XC bike. But that corner always fucked my head: there's Big Arse Rock 1 on the right while you pick your way through the lumpies in the trail then into a hard right corner, and if you get the lumpies & corner entry wrong, there's Big Arse Rock 2 on the exit of the corner to smash into.
 
pink poodle said:
I think you need to step out of your comfort zone...time to hit the send button!

Just a guess but...maybe be you are seeing results with the weight loss, the running is going well and showing improvements, road and gravel meh...just churn up the cardio (also avoid car doors i guess).


mountain doesn't give you the same rapid feedback of progress. It requires a rather unique type of fitness (which i currently dont have), and to overcome some caution/fears.


If you have been out hitting goals in your other pursuits, its going to make putting the bike on dirt feel like a failure if you arent also nailing it there.
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That's quite considered and yes it could be a factor. I'll keep it up and see if I can make more progress - I have a point to point race coming in October so I'll be ramping up riding anyway.
 
Hambo said:
That's quite considered and yes it could be a factor. I'll keep it up and see if I can make more progress - I have a point to point race coming in October so I'll be ramping up riding anyway.
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Think less about progress and more about skidz. Just get out there and have fun. Giving a shit about times, distances, and other metrics will only help you focus on why you suck.

i had a ride on the weekend with one of my buddies. We havent had a pedal in maybe 2 months. A few laps of the dirt jumps, dropped a longish fun trail, and pushed up the steep part of the climb back because who can be fucked flogging their arse off just to be puffed and sweaty? More dirt jumps for the cheers and a happy ride was had.
 
The Duckmeister said:
Yes it's mainly a descending trail, but mostly rideable on a XC bike. But that corner always fucked my head: there's Big Arse Rock 1 on the right while you pick your way through the lumpies in the trail then into a hard right corner, and if you get the lumpies & corner entry wrong, there's Big Arse Rock 2 on the exit of the corner to smash into.
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Yep not my first time coming unstuck on that corner last time exact same thing but different bike, then you used get the freaks who ride up it, as it is a two way trail, but with e-bikes now, I’ve seen more often than before.
 
It's quite a fun (but bloody challenging) climb to be fair.

I used to have that rocky hairpin sorted, but would frequently balls up the easy cobblestone path corner after it. I seemed to always find the only couple of rocks that must've poked out of the surface and would repeatedly get myself all out of shape. 🤦‍♂️
 
pink poodle said:
I havent been out there for a few years, that climb is brutal. Is the roll in for rampage the pile of rocks at the top near the trig point thing? Or something else? Youll feel awesome when you hit it, but is always a real "are you sure about this?" Just before letting go.
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yep - it's actually pretty smooth and looks relatively easy but it's all upstairs LOL. There's a farking tree hanging over which also puts the shits up you even though there is plenty of clearance.

And yes - the climb sux balls especially when you keep having to pull over for the eebs 🤣
 
The Duckmeister said:
Yes it's mainly a descending trail, but mostly rideable on a XC bike. But that corner always fucked my head: there's Big Arse Rock 1 on the right while you pick your way through the lumpies in the trail then into a hard right corner, and if you get the lumpies & corner entry wrong, there's Big Arse Rock 2 on the exit of the corner to smash into.
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I am very aware of my limitations and lack of terrain experience when it comes to MTB these days and picking through rocks has never been my strong point...
 
F G said:
yep - it's actually pretty smooth and looks relatively easy but it's all upstairs LOL. There's a farking tree hanging over which also puts the shits up you even though there is plenty of clearance.

And yes - the climb sux balls especially when you keep having to pull over for the eebs 🤣
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Its a real head fucker! Even the shifty rock ledge leading out to it can be a bit unnerving. There used to be a kind of blind nose dive rock drop maybe a hundred metres or so further along the ridge line, is that still there as well?

I took this photo on my last visit there, which a scroll way way way back through my photo gallery indicates was in august 2024.

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Looking at the photo it looks so much smoother than it does when you are rolling in! I was disappointed the mandatory drop just after this was gone at my last visit. As was a mandatory drop i fucked myself up on quite a few years ago. Hucked off that one into a tree!
 
I wanted to test the new IIIPro C5X4 brakes and new chainrings to make sure I elminated some chain slip that was happenning under higher load on my "pub" bike. So I went for a light pedal on a clear sunny winter's day along Ramsgate and Brighton Le Sands foreshore bike path. No rigorous testing but the scenery... and it was a cracker of a day.

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pink poodle said:
Looking at the photo it looks so much smoother than it does when you are rolling in! I was disappointed the mandatory drop just after this was gone at my last visit. As was a mandatory drop i fucked myself up on quite a few years ago. Hucked off that one into a tree!
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Don't they all. along with looking 'not that high' until you're actually up there on 2 wheels and not having ample faith for a leap of faith.....!
 
pink poodle said:
Its a real head fucker! Even the shifty rock ledge leading out to it can be a bit unnerving. There used to be a kind of blind nose dive rock drop maybe a hundred metres or so further along the ridge line, is that still there as well?

I took this photo on my last visit there, which a scroll way way way back through my photo gallery indicates was in august 2024.

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Looking at the photo it looks so much smoother than it does when you are rolling in! I was disappointed the mandatory drop just after this was gone at my last visit. As was a mandatory drop i fucked myself up on quite a few years ago. Hucked off that one into a tree!
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Yep its still the same. it's pretty smooth as & should be a piece of piss. But as I said, my mind was "yeah nah" LOL
 
Been attending some regular Tuesday night ride with some mates - last nights we went up a trail that hadn't been used in a while - it was slick AF! Much slipping and sliding even if you got a good run, chances are someone went off in front and you'd end up in some very slippery bits. Hard pack damp clay with a covering of moss / slime. 0/10 would not recommend (well until summer dries it out a tad).

Also seemed to be the night everyone's lights crapped out, 4 sets failed - lucky some people had some spare lights - unfortunately of varying quality with 2 blokes having to peel off to fire road it home with light reminiscent of early 2000's lighting as it was either that or taking on 'The funnel' a new to me trail that was aptly named.

Other than that great ride with a good chat after :)

One other highlight was coming across a bunch of kids digging new jumps in the dark that were both awesomely dodgy and out of my pay grade - they had a little fire going and everything. All us old fucks gave many kudos - of which I'm sure the kids couldn't give a toss about but it made us all happy.
 
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