[ebarker9]

I’m so confused. Are we bitching about a guy riding up a hill pulling a kid? Or are we bitching about new capable mountain bikes? Or are we just bitching to bitch?
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I think we're bitching about anyone who is "doing it wrong". Which seems to be everyone not directly involved in this conversation to include:

-E-bike riders
-Enduro bike riders in general, but specifically those who believe that modern bikes are suddenly enabling people to ride trails that have been ridden for years
-Kidwoo's brother in law
-Riders that weren't riding challenging trails on hardtails in 1999
-Riders who have opinions about trails but aren't actively involved in building or maintaining them
-Trails that have been modified/built/maintained with a focus on engaging a wider range of riders
-People who own the wrong snowblower

Probably forgetting something.

 

[Westy]

Meh, I just left. Wasn't the people, it's what those people started doing to trails. I lost the breaking point number of trails I used to consider religious experiences getting squiggled.

I'm like an elegant stallion who simply lost his habitat.



Like this. This is me. I'm a horse.

Invasive species

 

[Westy]

I stay off of MTBR because it's full of shit like this. I don't see a need to copy/paste it here.

Drama queens always seek a larger dominion

 

[jonKranked]

I think we're bitching about anyone who is "doing it wrong". Which seems to be everyone not directly involved in this conversation to include:

-E-bike riders
-Enduro bike riders in general, but specifically those who believe that modern bikes are suddenly enabling people to ride trails that have been ridden for years
-Kidwoo's brother in law
-Riders that weren't riding challenging trails on hardtails in 1999
-Riders who have opinions about trails but aren't actively involved in building or maintaining them
-Trails that have been modified/built/maintained with a focus on engaging a wider range of riders
-People who own the wrong snowblower

Probably forgetting something.

the other day i saw a fanny pack bro doing the half lid goggles on trails that have less elevation than my house.

 

[sunringlerider]

Pretty much exactly like me and Woo squabbling about snowblowers.

You both should go halzzzees on a Deere 724 and a Larue D60. Quit fucking around with this “walk” behind shit. You could blow each other then.

 

[ebarker9]

the other day i saw a fanny pack bro doing the half lid goggles on trails that have less elevation than my house.

Need to update my list:

-Unapproved helmet/eyewear combinations on trails lacking elevation

 

[kidwoo]

A friend of mine's brother in law

-Kidwoo's brother in law

This thread is starting to make more sense to me now.

 

[ebarker9]

This thread is starting to make more sense to me now.

Oops, wrong brother in law.

Point stands.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

This thread is starting to make more sense to me now.

Who's on first?

 

[kidwoo]

Who's on first?

the new 2024 specialized turbo levo

 

[sunringlerider]

Who's on first?

Kidwoo’s neighbors first cousins brother

 

[kidwoo]

Oops, wrong brother in law.

Point stands.

I wouldn't want to taint a thread where someone reposts dumb shit from another forum that most people here deliberately avoid or anything.


You saw the horse right?

 

[sunringlerider]

taint

You saw the horse right?

 

[rideit]

Oh, if this forum didn't discuss things we try and avoid, it would be awfully quiet.

 

[kidwoo]

Oh, if this forum didn't discuss things we try and avoid, it would be awfully quiet.

I for one will now be on the lookout for people on bikes with tow straps. It's good to know what to aim for.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Need to update my list:

-Unapproved helmet/eyewear combinations on trails lacking elevation

Add fanny packs worn in anyway other than around the waist to the list. Nothing worse than someone in denial that they are indeed wearing a fanny pack and not a cross body bag or some other euphemism for an accessory that should have been left back in the 90s.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I for one will now be on the lookout for people on bikes with tow straps. It's good to know what to aim for.

Hit'em fast enough and see if you can make them clap.

 

[kidwoo]

Hit'em fast enough and see if you can make them clap.

ain't nothin as satisfying as the crack of carbon

 

[Full Trucker]

ain't nothin as satisfying as the crack of carbon

My NOBL rear wheel would like a word.

 

[Jm_]

ain't nothin as satisfying as the crack of carbon

The sound of studs crushing ice.

 

[Jozz]

Maybe now this thread can Triumph above the rest now.

You Might Get Busted for making that assumption

 

[6thElement]

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I wonder if the covid jab did that to him, like the inverse of Nicky Minaj's friends cousins brother-in-law?

My NOBL rear wheel would like a word.

It sang a loud death wail on Jackson's, hung on valiantly, then died later iirc?

 

[ebarker9]

Add fanny packs worn in anyway other than around the waist to the list. Nothing worse than someone in denial that they are indeed wearing a fanny pack and not a cross body bag or some other euphemism for an accessory that should have been left back in the 90s.

Are we making fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Or making fun of people who make fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Maybe both.

 

[kidwoo]

The sound of studs crushing ice.

just for you

 

[Jozz]

All hail @kidwoo, mare of Ridemonkey.

 

[Jozz]

Are we making fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Or making fun of people who make fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Maybe both.

Are you trying to make sense of senseless thread?

 

[kidwoo]

All hail @kidwoo, mare of Ridemonkey.

The horseshit will be endless

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Are we making fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Or making fun of people who make fun of people for their bicycling fashion? Maybe both.

yes

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Ya know @jdcamb says all horses are assholes. He might be on to something. Or was it all horses are dicks...

 

[Westy]

All hail @kidwoo, gelding of Ridemonkey.

FTFY

 

[Westy]

Ya know @jdcamb says all horses are assholes. He might be on to something. Or was it all horses are dicks...

They are just dumb and spook easily

 

[jdcamb]

Ya know @jdcamb says all horses are assholes. He might be on to something. Or was it all horses are dicks...

Assholes

 

[kidwoo]

They are just dumb and spook easily

but come on airbrushed t-shirts with dream catchers in the background......

 

[OGRipper]

you climb a singlespeed to the the saddle and see how you feel

I ain't doing that shit. It's bad enough with gears. I happily take those shuttles so I have strength for the smash. I would absolutely be in that pile. Just less spandex.

Now take into account this is the singlespeed world champs and there are probably some georgians and equivalent in that mix

I only do that if it was an e-single speed. Meet ya there!

Seriously, the last time I climbed up the XC course on a regular bike was probably 10 years ago during the race. Felt like crap when I got to the saddle, but a convenient margarita and bacon hand-off helped get me right for the descent. (I was pack fodder at that point anyway results-wise, so why not?) The only problem was all the spandex wankers blocking the trail on the way down. And that, my friends, is why I don't do races like that anymore. /coolstorybro

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I only do that if it was an e-single speed. Meet ya there!

Seriously, the last time I climbed up the XC course on a regular bike was probably 10 years ago during the race. Felt like crap when I got to the saddle, but a convenient margarita and bacon hand-off helped get me right for the descent. (I was pack fodder at that point anyway results-wise, so why not?) The only problem was all the spandex wankers blocking the trail on the way down. And that, my friends, is why I don't do races like that anymore. /coolstorybro

Saw that some riding the Vermont 50 back when.

 

[DaveW]

The horseshit will be endless

More than the current level?
Unpossibru!!!!!

 

[eric strt6]

the crew I'm talking about was the "I give up" pile on packer saddle waiting for a ride back. Just sitting there looking defeated, made infinitely worse by the fact that they were all dressed like roadies in spandex.

If you did the descent you weren't the group I saw.

SHit if you can make it to Packer saddle you can pretty much coast into town in 2-3 hours. Of course I preferred Pauley Creek to Big Boulder then decide scare the crap out of myself on second divide (before the widening on the cliff when that shit was maybe 6" wide) or bomb down 3rd divide

 

[kidwoo]

SHit if you can make it to Packer saddle you can pretty much coast into town in 2-3 hours.

So let's build you a hardtail singlespeed, get you to pedal that thing to the top. And I will follow you down and film you "pretty much coasting into town" because that will be some of the most entertaining footage I own.

 

[jdcamb]

I remember Zonic Man. I have been here that long.

 

[Changleen]

So this is the thread where @kidwoo admits he wants an ebike. Good stuff.