# Mountain bikers **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2015, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225 "2015-01-28T09:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DCM92Lude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@DCM92Lude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DCM92Lude)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/21 "2015-02-05T04:30:02Z")
I’m Doug, nice to meet ya! And I’m defiantly down, I try to ride every Sunday and go every other chance I get ---
**Author:** ![Mrjackthepoodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mrjackthepoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mrjackthepoodle)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/22 "2015-02-06T04:38:03Z")
Nice to meet you Doug. We will roll sometime for sure. For everyone. Here is an interesting article I thought I would share with y’all, especially you skitrz. Watch it if y’all want, but I thought it was awesome and very interesting. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/5/c/35ccc4d893e809dedad0e76a86f567d2968b7653.jpeg "26in/27.5in/29in - What's The Fastest MTB Wheel Size? - Part 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhS1HfvBeYA) ---
**Author:** ![davestyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@davestyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/davestyle)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/23 "2015-02-07T20:56:17Z")
quote author=Mrjackthepoodle Dave, that red Watson is sweet. Looks like you have some nice bikes in the background too. Do you ride DH at all? I used to dabble in the DH. I raced collegiately (ECCC) to pick up some extra points towards my overall total. I was terrible. I have since sold off my DH bike, but kept the pads… ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/24 "2015-02-08T21:26:35Z")
[tr] [td] [ http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/mcdvrd/Fat01\_zpswwgqsrrr.jpg](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/mcdvrd/Fat01_zpswwgqsrrr.jpg) [/td] [/tr] About as old school as it gets (Note bottom mounted rear U-brake). My 1988, or ’89 Wicked Fat Chance 18”; True Temper Cromoly Steel; DeoreXT. I have a Manitou II fork I put on for extended single-track or descent. I think it might have 2.5" of travel. Right now I use it for road/occasional single-track mostly, so I use the original energy-saving rigid fork. The rock-Ring is a hold-over from my days living and commuting in downtown Chicago. The curbs had a reputation of taking teeth out of expensive DeoreXT Cranks. Now it chews over the logs that CycleCross guys put across their trails in Forrest Park. My Rock-Ring’s edge looks like its played 3A for ten years. I used to race this back in the day. I played soccer at college and road MTB in the summer with my cousins in Colorado and San Francisco CA to keep in shape (Oh yeah; the Canyon Rd out of Boulder up to Nederlin; Crested Butte;Telluride; Mt Tam and Moab…). I sucked at the riding part. I was always getting passed on the descents. But when I had to throw it on my shoulder and run; I was beast 🙂 I did, however, wipe off the mud on the Wicked Fat Chance logo so you guys could see 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/25 "2015-02-08T22:54:33Z")
Dirty mountain bike, clean mountain bike, it’s hard to say which I appreciate more. I must say I like getting them dirty more than cleaning them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mrjackthepoodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mrjackthepoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mrjackthepoodle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/26 "2015-02-08T23:01:13Z")
Yoyo geezer I love that you rock that bike. Dirty bikes are so pretty. You must be pretty badd to be riding down them slopes all rigid. ( and by bad I mean good) I have to admit I’ve never seen a bottom u brake. Ima post a pic of my bike here soon because y’all are postin your bikes. ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/27 "2015-02-08T23:33:15Z")
> [@Mrjackthepoodle](#): > > Yoyo geezer I love that you rock that bike. Dirty bikes are so pretty. You must be pretty badd to be riding down them slopes all rigid. ( and by bad I mean good) I have to admit I’ve never seen a bottom u brake. Ima post a pic of my bike here soon because y’all are postin your bikes. Thanks 🙂 [tr] [td] [ http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/mcdvrd/FatMe\_zpsebgdkhhe.jpg](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/mcdvrd/FatMe_zpsebgdkhhe.jpg) [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] The Boys playing in the mud! [/td][/tr] The bike is dirty because I was too cold to hose it off the last time I went riding. The ground is so soft right now that suspension is just not necessary. The last time, my kids got a kick out of watching dad do a header into the mud. My front wheel sunk into a puddle up to the dropouts; I went right over the bars and face-planted in the muck. I looked pretty much like the bike. Here is a picture my oldest took while I tried to spit the mud out and warm-up with some dry gloves (that is why they are clean). No matter how old you get, mud pies still taste the same. They were joking that if I was on a 29’er like they ride, I would have never gone in… wretched children. This photo was taken in beautiful Forrest Park; Portland Oregon. This huge forrest park and trails are just about a half a mile from my house. Lots of single-track; fire roads, power lines and old logging roads. Happy Trails. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/28 "2015-02-09T06:29:17Z")
I mountain bike every day during the summer but I have no idea what bike I have. I know it’s a Kona though. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![mozartm99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/29 "2015-02-10T22:21:48Z")
My dad is a huge niner fan. I mostly ride his old one nine and his RIP 9 RDO that he built. I wanna get into DJ but there aren’t really any jumps in my area. ---
**Author:** ![coopaloop1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@coopaloop1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/coopaloop1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225/30 "2015-02-27T02:53:24Z")
Skitrz, We’re riding a lot of the same places. I live in Durango. Crazy finding someone on here so close. So many great rides here its hard to keep your bike clean. Dirty is the way to go. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mountain-bikers/72225.md?page=1)